Sirach 42:24
Good News Translation
All things are in pairs, each the opposite of the other, but nothing the Lord made is incomplete.

New Revised Standard Version
All things come in pairs, one opposite the other, and he has made nothing incomplete.

Contemporary English Version
Every part has an opposite, and together, they make creation complete,

New American Bible
All of them differ, one from another, yet none of them has he made in vain;

Douay-Rheims Bible
All these things live, and remain for ever, and for every use all things obey him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

All these things live, and remain for ever, and for every use all things obey him.

Sirach 42:22
Nor can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor.

Sirach 42:23
O how desirable are all his works, and what we can know is but as a spark!

Sirach 42:25
All things are double, one against another, and he hath made nothing defective.

Sirach 42:26
He hath established the good things of every one. And who shall be filled with beholding his glory?

Context
Sirach 42
23O how desirable are all his works, and what we can know is but as a spark! 24All these things live, and remain for ever, and for every use all things obey him. 25All things are double, one against another, and he hath made nothing defective.…
Cross References
Sirach 42:22
Nor can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor.

Sirach 42:23
O how desirable are all his works, and what we can know is but as a spark!

Sirach 42:25
All things are double, one against another, and he hath made nothing defective.

Sirach 42:26
He hath established the good things of every one. And who shall be filled with beholding his glory?



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 42:23
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