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    He made them to be like himself,
        and gave them his[a] own strength.
    He made all other creatures afraid of them;
        he gave them authority over all the animals and birds.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 17:3 Probable text his; Greek their.
  2. Sirach 17:4 Some manuscripts add verse 5: The Lord gave them the five senses, but he also gave them a sixth—intelligence, and a seventh—reason, which enables them to interpret what comes to them through the senses.

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