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22 How desirable are all his works,
    and how sparkling they are to see![a]
23 All these things live and remain for ever;
    each creature is preserved to meet a particular need.[b]
24 All things come in pairs, one opposite to the other,
    and he has made nothing incomplete.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 42:22 Meaning of Gk uncertain
  2. Sirach 42:23 Heb: Gk for ever for every need, and all are obedient

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