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Sirach 42:14-26 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

14. Yet iniquity over a man is better for her than if a married woman, seeking to benefit her, instead leads her into confusion and disgrace.

15. And now, I will remember the works of the Lord, and I will announce what I have seen. The words of the Lord are in his works.

16. The sun illuminates and considers all things, and its work shows the fullness of the glory of the Lord.

17. Has not the Lord caused the holy ones to describe all his miracles, which the all-powerful Lord has firmly established in his glory?

18. He has examined the abyss and the hearts of men. And he has considered their astuteness.

19. For the Lord comprehends all knowledge, and he has gazed upon the signs of the times: announcing the things of the past, as well as the things of the future, and revealing the traces of hidden things.

20. No thought passes by him unnoticed, and no word can conceal itself from him.

21. He has adorned the magnificent works of his wisdom. He is before eternity and even unto eternity. And nothing can be added,

22. and nothing can be taken away. And he has no need of any counselor.

23. O how desirable are all his works! And all that we consider is but a spark.

24. All these works exist, and they remain in the present age, and they all obey him in every purpose.

25. All things are two-fold, one facing another, and he has not made anything to be lacking.

26. He has confirmed each thing as good. And who would tire of beholding his glory?

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