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Wisdom of Ben Sira 39:12-14
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 39:12-14
New Catholic Bible
God’s Greatness and Human Weakness
Praise to the Creator[a]
12 I have still further thoughts on which I wish to expound;
I am as full as the moon at mid-month.
13 Listen to me, my faithful children, and blossom,
like a rose planted by a stream of water.
14 Send out your fragrance like incense,
and bring forth blossoms like a lily;
scatter your fragrance and sing a hymn of praise,
blessing the Lord for everything he has done.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 39:12 Human beings cannot always understand what they see nor what happens to them. However, in everything the sage divines a plan of God, and the day will come, he firmly hopes, when the harmony of the world will be evident to the eyes of all. How many goods placed by God at the disposition of humans for their use; how many elements in this world that he utilizes to exercise his mercy and chastisement! And is it not the wicked use of these realities by humans that brings on the punishment that is theirs? Sooner or later everything will prove its worth (v. 34).
