Sirach 17:19-20

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¹⁹All their works are as the sun before him,
and his eyes are ever upon their ways.^(A)
²⁰Their iniquities are not hidden from him,
and all their sins are before the Lord.^[a]

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17.20 Other ancient authorities add as 17.21: But the Lord, who is gracious and knows how they are formed, has neither left them nor abandoned them but has spared them.

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