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Sirach 18:10 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" As a drop of water from the sea, and a pebble from the sand, so are a few years in the day of eternity. "

Sirach 18:10

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8 What is mankind, and what purpose do they serve? What is their good, and what is their evil?

9 The number of man’s days at the most are a hundred years.

10 As a drop of water from the sea, and a pebble from the sand, so are a few years in the day of eternity.

11 For this cause the Lord was patient over them, and poured out his mercy upon them.

12 He saw and perceived their end, that it is evil. Therefore he multiplied his forgiveness.

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