Treasury of Scripture Knowledge What is man, and what is his grace? and what is his good, or what is his evil? Sirach 18:5Nothing may be taken away, nor added, neither is it possible to find out the glorious works of God. Sirach 18:6 When a man hath done, then shall he begin: and when he leaveth off, he shall be at a loss. 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. Sirach 18:9 Therefore God is patient in them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them. Context Sirach 18…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? 8The 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.… Cross References Sirach 18:5 Nothing may be taken away, nor added, neither is it possible to find out the glorious works of God. Sirach 18:6 When a man hath done, then shall he begin: and when he leaveth off, he shall be at a loss. 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. Sirach 18:9 Therefore God is patient in them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them. |
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