| Sirach 6:23
| For the wisdom of doctrine is according to her name, and she is not manifest unto many, but with them to whom she is known, she continueth even to the sight of God.
| Name. Perhaps the author may compare the Greek word Sophia, (Calmet) with Tsopuie, (Haydock) "hidden," or with the Greek term, zophos, which means "darkness." See Ecclesiasticus 43:8,. and 46:1. The original Hebrew test is lost, so that we cannot determine to what word allusion is made. See Cornelius a Lapide, who has written the best commentary on this book. --- But, etc., is not in Greek. (Calmet) --- Many prefer learning before piety. But St. Augustine says, the unlearned rise and take the kingdom of heaven, while we with our learning, devoid of heart, (or charity; Haydock) behold we fall into the dirt. (Confessions 8:8.) (Worthington)
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