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Sirach 17:1-3
Revised Standard Version
Sirach 17:1-3
Revised Standard Version
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.
Footnotes
- Sirach 17:2 Gk them
- Sirach 17:2 Gk it
- Sirach 17:3 Cn: Gk proper to them
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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