Charles — Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Vol. I — Section 691
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Work: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament — Vol. I
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R. H. Charles ed. 1913, Vol. I
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The fear of the Lord delighteth the heart, And giveth gladness, and joy, and length of days ; but the Pharisee deepens the sentiment by adding (70 253): The fear of the Lord is a gift from the Lord, For it setteth |men]| upon paths of love. In the same way, a few verses further on (16 f.), Ben-Sira’s words: To fear the Lord is the fullness of wisdom, And she satiateth men with her fruits ; oa Gpeexvile 17- } ; ᾿ 2 Jer. Berakh. ii. 3 (4 Ὁ): ‘For the living know that they shall die; these are the righteous, who even in their death are called living. But the dead know not anything; thes…
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