Sirach 1:1-4
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1 All wisdom cometh from the Lord, and is with him for ever.
2 Who can number the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of eternity?
3 Who can find out the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the deep, and wisdom?
4 Wisdom hath been created before all things, and the understanding of prudence from everlasting.
Re Wisdom "created before all things" (v.4): this is also taught in 24:1-9, Proverbs 8:22-31, and elsewhere.
For the creation of Wisdom and all things, see Echoes and Appropriations of Pre-Biblical and other accounts of Creation
