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Better is the wickedness of a man than a woman who does good; and it is a woman who brings shame and disgrace.
15
I will now call to mind the works of the Lord, and will declare what I have seen. By the words of the Lord his works are done.
16
The sun looks down on everything with its light, and the work of the Lord is full of his glory.
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The Lord has not enabled his holy ones to recount all his marvelous works, which the Lord the Almighty has established that the universe may stand firm in his glory.
18
He searches out the abyss, and the hearts of men, and considers their crafty devices. For the Most High knows all that may be known, and he looks into the signs of the age.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.