34 “O sirs, aren’t women strong? The earth is great. The sky is high. The sun is swift in its course, for it circles around the sky, and returns on its course again in one day. (WEB) 35 Isn’t he who makes these things great? Therefore the truth is great, and stronger than all things. (WEB) 36 All the earth calls upon truth, and the sky blesses truth. All works shake and tremble, but with truth there is no unrighteous thing. (WEB)
1 Esdras 4:34–36
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