Sirach 18:2

2 Only the Lord will be declared just.

Sirach 18:2 In-Context

1 The one who lives forever created everything in a common fashion.

2 Only the Lord will be declared just.

4 He has given no one the power to proclaim his works. Who can search out his majestic deeds?

5 Who will measure the power of his greatness? Who will continue to recount his mercy?

Footnotes

• [a] LXXb adds 18:2b-3 and there is no other besides him. He steers the world with the palm of his hand, and all things obey his will. By his power, he is the king of all things, dividing the holy things from the ordinary among them.