2 For where can any of us escape from His strong hand? And what world will receive any of them that desert from His service? (1CL) 3 For the holy writing saith in a certain place Where shall I go, and where shall I be hidden from Thy face? If I ascend into the heaven, Thou art there; if I depart into the farthest parts of the earth, there is Thy right hand; if I make my bed in the depths, there is Thy Spirit . (1CL) 4 Whither then shall one depart, or where shall one flee, from Him that embraceth the universe? (1CL)
1 Clement 28:2–4
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