Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation We cannot add to them; we cannot subtract from them. There is no way to comprehend the marvelous things the Lord has done. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge When a man hath done, then shall he begin: and when he leaveth off, he shall be at a loss. Sirach 18:4And who shall show forth the power of his majesty? or who shall be able to declare his mercy? Sirach 18:5 Nothing may be taken away, nor added, neither is it possible to find out the glorious works of God. Sirach 18:7 What is man, and what is his grace? and what is his good, or what is his evil? Sirach 18:8 The number of the days of men at the most are a hundred years, as a drop of water of the sea are they esteemed: and as a pebble of the sand, so are a few years compared to eternity. Context Sirach 18…5Nothing may be taken away, nor added, neither is it possible to find out the glorious works of God. 6When a man hath done, then shall he begin: and when he leaveth off, he shall be at a loss. 7What is man, and what is his grace? and what is his good, or what is his evil?… Cross References Sirach 18:4 And who shall show forth the power of his majesty? or who shall be able to declare his mercy? Sirach 18:5 Nothing may be taken away, nor added, neither is it possible to find out the glorious works of God. Sirach 18:7 What is man, and what is his grace? and what is his good, or what is his evil? Sirach 18:8 The number of the days of men at the most are a hundred years, as a drop of water of the sea are they esteemed: and as a pebble of the sand, so are a few years compared to eternity. |