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21 He has set in order the splendours of his wisdom;
    he is from all eternity one and the same.
Nothing can be added or taken away,
    and he needs no one to be his counsellor.
22 How desirable are all his works,
    and how sparkling they are to see![a]
23 All these things live and remain for ever;
    each creature is preserved to meet a particular need.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 42:22 Meaning of Gk uncertain
  2. Sirach 42:23 Heb: Gk for ever for every need, and all are obedient

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