Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 1:14

ἀρχὴ σοφίας φοβεῖσθαι τὸν Κύριον, καὶ μετὰ πιστῶν ἐν μήτρᾳ συνεκτίσθη αὐτοῖς.
King James Version (KJV)

To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and it was created with the faithful in the womb.

Modern English

The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord; it was formed together with the faithful in the womb.

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