Wisdom 13:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Instead either fire, or wind, or the swift air,
or the circuit of the stars, or the mighty water,
or the luminaries of heaven, the governors[a] of the world, they considered gods.(A)
3 Now if out of joy in their beauty they thought them gods,
let them know how far more excellent is the Lord than these;
for the original source of beauty fashioned them.(B)
4 Or if they were struck by their might and energy,
let them realize from these things how much more powerful is the one who made them.(C)
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