2 Esdras 8:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And I answered and said, Swallow down understanding then, O my soul, and let my heart devour wisdom.

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I replied: “Therefore, take delight in understanding, my soul, and drink your fill of knowledge.

I said to myself, “I must search for wisdom and try to understand.

I answered, “Drink your fill of understanding then, O my soul, and let my heart devour wisdom.

I said to myself, “I must search for wisdom and try to understand.

I answered, “Drink your fill of understanding then, O my soul, and let my heart devour wisdom.

I answered and said, “Then drink your fill of understanding, O my soul, and drink wisdom, O my heart.