Common English Bible

Sirach 16:13-19 Common English Bible (CEB)

13. A sinner won’t escape with plunder,and the endurance of the godlywill never fail.

14. He will make allowancefor every act of charity;everyone will receive their just reward.

17. Don’t say, "I’ll be hidden from the Lord,"and "Who from on highwill call me to mind?Among a great many people,I’ll never be recognized;for what am I in such a vast creation?

18. Look at the heavens,indeed the highest heavens;the abyss and the earthwill tremble at the Lord’s visitation.

19. All at once the mountainsand the foundations of the earthwill shake together, quaking,when he looks upon them.