Ben Sira 42:23

23 All these things live and remain forever; each creature is preserved to meet a particular need.

Ben Sira 42:23 In-Context

21 He has set in order the splendors of his wisdom; he is from all eternity one and the same. Nothing can be added or taken away, and he needs no one to be his counselor.
22 How desirable are all his works, and how sparkling they are to see!
23 All these things live and remain forever; each creature is preserved to meet a particular need.
24 All things come in pairs, one opposite the other, and he has made nothing incomplete.
25 Each supplements the virtues of the other. Who could ever tire of seeing his glory?

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Heb: Gk [forever for every need, and all are obedient]
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