DB1 | God's greatness. Sir.18.1-7 | KNSB Contents | notes| 18 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Old Testament in Greek (Septuagint) |
| 18 1 | He who lives for ever created the whole universe; | God's greatness. Sir.18.1-7 | Ὁ ζῶν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἔκτισεν τὰ πάντα κοινῇ· |
| 2 | the Lord alone will be declared righteous. | κύριος μόνος δικαιωθήσεται. | |
| 2 | the Lord alone will be declared righteous. | οὐθενὶ ἐξεποίησεν ἐξαγγεῖλαι τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ· καὶ τίς ἐξιχνεύσει τὰ μεγαλεῖα αὐτοῦ; | |
| 4 | To none has he given power to proclaim his works; and who can search out his mighty deeds? | κράτος μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ τίς ἐξαριθμήσεται; καὶ τίς προσθήσει ἐκδιηγήσασθαι τὰ ἐλέη αὐτοῦ; | |
| 5 | Who can measure his majestic power? And who can fully recount his mercies? | οὐκ ἔστιν ἐλαττῶσαι οὐδὲ προσθεῖναι, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐξιχνιάσαι τὰ θαυμάσια τοῦ κυρίου· | |
| 6 | It is not possible to diminish or increase them, nor is it possible to trace the wonders of the Lord. | ὅταν συντελέσῃ ἄνθρωπος, τότε ἄρχεται· καὶ ὅταν παύσηται, τότε ἀπορηθήσεται. | |
| 7 | When a man has finished, he is just beginning, and when he stops, he will be at a loss. | Τί ἄνθρωπος, καὶ τί ἡ χρῆσις αὐτοῦ; τί τὸ ἀγαθὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ τί τὸ κακὸν αὐτοῦ; | |