24 All things are in pairs, one opposite the other. He has made nothing imperfect. (WEB)
Sirach 42:24
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Sirach 33:14–16
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Testament of Asher 1:3–5
3 Two ways hath God given to the sons of men, and two inclinations, and two kinds of action, and two modes of action, and two issues. (T12) 4 Therefore all things are by twos, one over against the other. (T12) 5 For there are two ways of good and evil, and with these are the two… (T12)
Testament of Naphtali 1:14–16
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Testament of Asher 1:26–28
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Ecclesiastes 1:14–16
14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind. 15 What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted. 16 I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom b…
Ecclesiastes 7:13–15
13 Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent? 14 In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him. 15 In m…
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