Sirach 2:18
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy.
Greek · Brenton
Ἐμπεσούμεθα εἰς χεῖρας Κυρίου, καὶ οὐκ εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων· ὡς γὰρ ἡ μεγαλωσύνη αὐτοῦ, οὕτως καὶ τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.