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Sirach 17:1-4 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

1. God created man from the earth, and he made him according to his own image.

2. And he returned him again to it, and he clothed him with virtue according to himself.

3. He gave him the number and time of his days, and he gave him authority over all the things that are upon the earth.

4. He placed the fear of him over all flesh, and he had dominion over wild beasts and flying things.

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