Wisdom 2:23

Good News Translation

²³^(A)When God created us, he did not intend for us to die; he made us like himself.

Sirach 17:1-4

Good News Translation

17 ^(A)Then the Lord formed human beings from the dust
        and sent each of them back to it again.
²    He gave them only a limited time to live,
        but he gave them authority over everything on earth.
³    He made them to be like himself,
        and gave them his^[a] own strength.
⁴    He made all other creatures afraid of them;
        he gave them authority over all the animals and birds.^[b]

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Footnotes

Sirach 17:3 Probable text his; Greek their.
Sirach 17:4 Some manuscripts add verse 5: The Lord gave them the five senses, but he also gave them a sixth—intelligence, and a seventh—reason, which enables them to interpret what comes to them through the senses.