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Sirach 17:10-18 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

10. He established an eternal covenant with them, and he revealed to them his justice and judgments.

11. And their eye saw the greatness of his honor, and their ears heard the honor of his voice, and he said to them: "Beware of all iniquity."

12. And he commanded each one concerning his neighbor.

13. Their ways are always in his sight; they are not hidden from his eyes.

14. Over each and every people, he has appointed a ruler.

15. And Israel was made to be the manifest portion of God.

16. And in the sight of God, all their works are like the sun. And his eyes, without ceasing, inspect their ways.

17. The covenants are not hidden by their iniquity, and all their iniquities are in the sight of God.

18. The almsgiving of a man is like a seal upon him, which will guard the grace of a man like the pupil of an eye.

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