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14 Better is the wickedness of a man than a woman who does good;
    it is woman who brings shame and disgrace.

The Works of God in Nature

15 I will now call to mind the works of the Lord,
    and will declare what I have seen.
By the word of the Lord his works are made;
    and all his creatures do his will.[a]
16 The sun looks down on everything with its light,
    and the work of the Lord is full of his glory.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 42:15 Syr Compare Heb: most Gk witnesses lack and all . . . will

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