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Sirach 16:20-22
Common English Bible
Sirach 16:20-22
Common English Bible
20 The mind cannot even think
about these things.
Who can ponder his ways?
21 Most of his deeds are hidden
like a hurricane that no one can see.[a]
22 Who will announce just actions?
Or who will endure,
since God’s covenant is far off?”[b]
Footnotes
- Sirach 16:21 LXX uncertain; Heb If I sin, no one will see me; if I tell lies in complete secrecy, who will know?
- Sirach 16:22 LXXb adds: and everyone will be scrutinized in the end.
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