Sirach 15:15–20
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English
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Latin
If thou (so( desirest, thou canst keep the commandment,
And (it is( wisdom to do His good pleasure.
Poured out before thee (are( fire and water,
Stretch forth thine hand unto that which thou desirest.
Life and death (are( before man,
That which he desireth shall be given to him.
Sufficient is the wisdom of the Lord,
(He is( mighty in power, and seeth all things.
And the eyes of God behold his works,
And He knoweth every deed of man.
He commanded no man to sin,
Nor gave strength to men of lies.
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