Sirach 16:24-30

Listen to Sirach 16:24-30

Wisdom and the creation of humans

24 Listen to me, my child: gain knowledge and apply your mind to my words.
25 I will disclose instruction accurately, and with precision I will declare knowledge.
26 The Lord's works in creation existed from the beginning, and he defined their exact stations when he made them.
27 He set their works in order forever, and arranged their spheres of authority for as long as they last. They have never gotten hungry or grown weary, and they have never abandoned their tasks.
28 None of them crowd out their neighbor, and none will ever disobey his word.
29 Afterward, the Lord looked at the earth and filled it with his good things.
30 He covered its surface with every living being, and they return into it.

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