16 For both we and our words are in his hand, with all understanding and skill in various crafts. (WEB) 17 For he himself gave me an unerring knowledge of the things that are, to know the structure of the universe and the operation of the elements; (WEB) 18 the beginning, end, and middle of times; the alternations of the solstices and the changes of seasons; (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 7:16–18
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