Sirach 17:9-19

9 So that they might tell of the magnificence of his works,

10 they will praise his holy name.

11 God placed knowledge before them, and he gave them a code for living.

12 God established an eternal covenant with them, and he showed them his decrees.

13 They saw the majesty of his glory with their own eyes, and they heard his glorious voice with their own ears.

14 God said to them, "Beware of every injustice," and he gave each of them commandments concerning their neighbor.

15 Their ways are always before him; they won't be hidden from his sight.

17 God appointed a leader for each nation, and Israel is the Lord's responsibility.

19 All of their deeds are before him as plain as the sun, and his eyes are always on their ways.

Footnotes

• [a]. LXXb adds so that they are mindful that those who are alive now are mortal.
• [b]. LXXb adds 17:16–17a Their ways from youth led toward evil things, and they were not strong enough to make their hearts flesh instead of stone. When he divided up the nations of all the earth,
• [c]. LXXb 17:18 adds whom, being the oldest male, he nurtures with instruction, and, apportioning the light of his love, he doesn’t neglect Israel (or him).