Sirach 1:2
Good News Translation
Who can count raindrops or the sand along the shore? Who can count the days of eternity?

New Revised Standard Version
The sand of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity—who can count them?

Contemporary English Version
And who but the Lord can count the raindrops or the days in eternity or the sand on the seashore?

New American Bible
The sands of the sea, the drops of rain, the days of eternity—who can count them?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who hath numbered the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of the world? Who hath measured the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the depth of the abyss?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Who hath numbered the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of the world? Who hath measured the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the depth of the abyss?

Sirach P:5
Therefore I thought it good, and necessary for me to bestow some diligence and labour to interpret this book; and with much watching and study in some space of time, I brought the book to an end, and set it forth for the service of them that are willing to apply their mind, and to learn how they ought to conduct themselves, who purpose to lead their life according to the law of the Lord.

Sirach 1:1
All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time.

Sirach 1:3
Who hath searched out the wisdom of God that goeth before all things?

Sirach 1:4
Wisdom hath been created before all things, and the understanding of prudence from everlasting.

Context
Sirach 1
1All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time. 2Who hath numbered the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of the world? Who hath measured the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the depth of the abyss? 3Who hath searched out the wisdom of God that goeth before all things?…
Cross References
Sirach P:5
Therefore I thought it good, and necessary for me to bestow some diligence and labour to interpret this book; and with much watching and study in some space of time, I brought the book to an end, and set it forth for the service of them that are willing to apply their mind, and to learn how they ought to conduct themselves, who purpose to lead their life according to the law of the Lord.

Sirach 1:1
All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time.

Sirach 1:3
Who hath searched out the wisdom of God that goeth before all things?

Sirach 1:4
Wisdom hath been created before all things, and the understanding of prudence from everlasting.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 1:1
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