Sirach 42:18–25

18 He searcheth out the deep and (man’s) heart,

jAnd all their secretsj kHe surveyethk:

G lFor Jahveh possesseth all knowledge,

And seeth what cometh unto eternityl.

HB 19 He declareth mwhat is past and what is futurem,

And revealeth nthe profoundest secretsn.

20 oNo knowledge is lacking to Himo,

pAnd no matter escapeth Himp.

21 qThe might of His wisdomq ris establishedr,

From everlasting sHe is the sames:

tNothing hath been added and nothing taken away (therefrom)t,

And He needeth none to give counsel.

G(S) 22 uAll His works are truly lovely,

And are [like blossoms] to beholdu.

HB(G) 23 vEverything liveth and abideth for everv,

wAnd to every need all things respondw.

24 xThey are all different, one from the otherx,

But He hath not made any one of them ysuperfluousy.

25 zThe one exchangeth what is good (in it) with the otherz,

And who can be satiated with beholding athe beautya?

(b) 43:1–26. Recital of the manifestations in Nature of God’s might

(= 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 1 distichs).