Sirach 16:17
Good News Translation
Never say, "I will hide from the Lord. Nobody up there is going to give me a thought. How can I be noticed among so many people? The creation is so enormous, what am I worth?

New Revised Standard Version
Do not say, “I am hidden from the Lord, and who from on high has me in mind? Among so many people I am unknown, for what am I in a boundless creation?

Contemporary English Version
Never say to yourself, "The Lord cannot see me. He doesn't even know my name. There are just too many people for him to keep me in mind.

New American Bible
Do not say: “I am hidden from God; and on high who remembers me? Among so many people I am unknown; what am I in the world of spirits?

Douay-Rheims Bible
In such a multitude I shall not be known: for what is my soul in such an immense creation?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

In such a multitude I shall not be known: for what is my soul in such an immense creation?

Sirach 16:15
All mercy shall make a place for every man according to the merit of his works, and according to the wisdom of his sojournment.

Sirach 16:16
Say not: I shall be hidden from God, and who shall remember me from on high?

Sirach 16:18
Behold the heaven, and the heavens of heavens, the deep, and all the earth, and the things that are in them, shall be moved in his sight,

Sirach 16:19
The mountains also, and the hills, and the foundations of the earth: when God shall look upon them, they shall be shaken with trembling.

Context
Sirach 16
16Say not: I shall be hidden from God, and who shall remember me from on high? 17In such a multitude I shall not be known: for what is my soul in such an immense creation? 18Behold the heaven, and the heavens of heavens, the deep, and all the earth, and the things that are in them, shall be moved in his sight,…
Cross References
Sirach 16:15
All mercy shall make a place for every man according to the merit of his works, and according to the wisdom of his sojournment.

Sirach 16:16
Say not: I shall be hidden from God, and who shall remember me from on high?

Sirach 16:18
Behold the heaven, and the heavens of heavens, the deep, and all the earth, and the things that are in them, shall be moved in his sight,

Sirach 16:19
The mountains also, and the hills, and the foundations of the earth: when God shall look upon them, they shall be shaken with trembling.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 16:16
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