Sirach 17:1-3

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17 The Lord created humans out of earth
    and makes them return to it again.^(A)
2 He gave them a fixed number of days
    but granted them authority over everything on the earth.^[a](B)
3 He endowed them with strength like his own^[b]
    and made them in his own image.^(C)