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Wisdom of Ben Sira 17:30-32
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 17:30-32
New Catholic Bible
30 Many things are beyond the human capacity to achieve,
since the son of man is not immortal.
31 Is anything brighter than the sun? Yet it is subject to eclipse.
Thus, flesh and blood devise evil plans.[a]
32 God watches over the hosts of the highest heavens,
but all men are merely dust and ashes.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 17:31 The author seems to be saying that human beings are unable to understand God’s plans and are bent toward evil.