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Sirach 18:7 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" When a man has finished, then he is just at the beginning. When he stops, then he will be perplexed. "

Sirach 18:7

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5 Who could measure the strength of his majesty? Who could also proclaim his mercies?

6 As for the wondrous works of the Lord, it is not possible to take from them nor add to them, neither is it possible to explore them.

7 When a man has finished, then he is just at the beginning. When he stops, then he will be perplexed.

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.

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