1:1 All wisdom cometh from the Lord, and is with him for ever.
1:2 Who can number the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of eternity?
1:3 Who can find out the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the deep, and wisdom?
1:4 Wisdom hath been created before all things, and the understanding of prudence from everlasting.
1:5 The word of God most high is the fountain of wisdom; and her ways are everlasting commandments.
1:6 To whom hath the root of wisdom been revealed? or who hath known her wise counsels?
1:7 [Unto whom hath the knowledge of wisdom been made manifest? and who hath understood her great experience?]
1:8 There is one wise and greatly to be feared, the Lord sitting upon his throne.
1:9 He created her, and saw her, and numbered her, and poured her out upon all his works.
1:10 She is with all flesh according to his gift, and he hath given her to them that love him.
1:11 The fear of the Lord is honour, and glory, and gladness, and a crown of rejoicing.
1:12 The fear of the Lord maketh a merry heart, and giveth joy, and gladness, and a long life.
1:13 Whoso feareth the Lord, it shall go well with him at the last, and he shall find favour in the day of his death.
1:14 To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and it was created with the faithful in the womb.
1:15 She hath built an everlasting foundation with men, and she shall continue with their seed.
1:16 To fear the Lord is fulness of wisdom, and filleth men with her fruits.
Sirach 1:1-16