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Sirach 16:21-23
Common English Bible
Sirach 16:21-23
Common English Bible
21 Most of his deeds are hidden
like a hurricane that no one can see.[a]
22 Who will announce just actions?
Or who will endure,
since God’s covenant is far off?”[b]
23 Those who lack sense think this way;
a foolish and misguided person
thinks foolish things.
Footnotes
- Sirach 16:21 LXX uncertain; Heb If I sin, no one will see me; if I tell lies in complete secrecy, who will know?
- Sirach 16:22 LXXb adds: and everyone will be scrutinized in the end.
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