3 If it was through delight in their beauty that they took them to be gods, let them know how much better their Sovereign Lord is than these, for the first author of beauty created them. (WEB) 4 But if it was through astonishment at their power and influence, then let them understand from them how much more powerful he who formed them is. (WEB) 5 For from the greatness of the beauty of created things, mankind forms the corresponding perception of their Maker. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 13:3–5
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Sirach 44:1–3
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Epistle to Diognetus 7:8–9
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1 Clement 33:3–5
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2 Enoch 66:5–7
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