Sirach 17:1-13
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
17 The Lord created man out of earth,
and turned him back to it again.
2 He gave to men[a] few days, a limited time,
but granted them authority over the things upon the earth.[b]
3 He endowed them with strength like his own,[c]
and made them in his own image.
4 He placed the fear of them[d] in all living beings,
and granted them dominion over beasts and birds.[e]
6 He made for them[f] tongue and eyes;
he gave them ears and a mind for thinking.
7 He filled them with knowledge and understanding,
and showed them good and evil.
8 He set his eye upon their hearts
to show them the majesty of his works.[g]
10 And they will praise his holy name,
to proclaim the grandeur of his works.
11 He bestowed knowledge upon them,
and allotted to them the law of life.
12 He established with them an eternal covenant,
and showed them his judgments.
13 Their eyes saw his glorious majesty,
and their ears heard the glory of his voice.
Footnotes
- Sirach 17:2 Gk them
- Sirach 17:2 Gk it
- Sirach 17:3 Cn: Gk proper to them
- Sirach 17:4 Syr: Gk him
- Sirach 17:4 Other authorities add 5 They obtained the use of the five operations of the Lord; as sixth he distributed to them the gift of mind, and as seventh reason, the interpreter of his operations.
- Sirach 17:6 Syr: Gk Inclination and
- Sirach 17:8 Other authorities add 9 and he gave them to boast of his marvels for ever
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