Sirach 16:19-21

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¹⁹The very mountains and the foundations of the earth
    quiver and quake when he looks upon them.
²⁰But no human mind can grasp this,
    and who can comprehend his ways?
²¹Like a tempest that no one can see,
    so most of his works are concealed.^[a]

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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?

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