Sirach 39:19–27
19The works of all flesh are before him. It’s impossible to be hidden from his eyes.↗
20He sees from everlasting to everlasting. There is nothing too wonderful for him.↗
21No one can say, “What is this?” “Why is that?” for all things are created for their own uses.↗
22His blessing covered the dry land as a river and saturated it as a flood.↗
23As he has made the waters salty, so the heathen will inherit his wrath.↗
24His ways are plain to the holy. They are stumbling blocks to the wicked.↗
25Good things are created from the beginning for the good. So are evil things for sinners.↗
26The main things necessary for the life of man are water, fire, iron, salt, wheat flour, and honey, milk, the blood of the grape, oil, and clothing.↗
27All these things are for good to the godly, but for sinners, they will be turned into evils.↗
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