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20 What human mind can grasp this
    or comprehend his ways?
21 Like a storm wind that is invisible,
    so his works for the most part are concealed.
22 Who will report about his acts of justice?
    Or who can wait for them, since the covenant[a] is far in the future
    [and a scrutiny for all comes at the end]?”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Wisdom of Ben Sira 16:22 Covenant: Hebrew reads: “decree.”
  2. Wisdom of Ben Sira 16:22 Added by some early MSS.