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Sirach 16:20-22
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Sirach 16:20-22
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
20 But no human mind can grasp this,
and who can comprehend his ways?
21 Like a tempest that no one can see,
so most of his works are concealed.[a]
22 Who is to announce his acts of justice?
Or who can await them? For his decree[b] is far off.’[c]
Footnotes
- Sirach 16:21 Meaning of Gk uncertain: Heb Syr If I sin, no eye can see me, and if I am disloyal all in secret, who is to know?
- Sirach 16:22 Heb the decree: Gk the covenant
- Sirach 16:22 Other ancient authorities add and a scrutiny for all comes at the end
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