6 The basin of the boundless sea, gathered together by His workmanship into it's reservoirs , passeth not the barriers wherewith it is surrounded; but even as He ordered it, so it doeth. (1CL)
1 Clement 20:6
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Book of Enoch 5:2–4
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Proverbs 8:28–30
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2 Enoch 28:2–4
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2 Esdras 16:57–59
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