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13 Who has directed the spirit of the Lord
    or as his counselor has instructed him?(A)

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13 Who can fathom the Spirit[a](A) of the Lord,
    or instruct the Lord as his counselor?(B)

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  1. Isaiah 40:13 Or mind

26 When the Lord created[a] his works from the beginning
    and, in making them, determined their boundaries,

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  1. 16.26 Heb: Gk judged
'Sirach 16:26' not found for the version: New International Version.

27 he arranged their works in an eternal order
    and their dominion[a] for all generations.
They neither hunger nor grow weary,
    and they do not abandon their tasks.(A)

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  1. 16.27 Or elements
'Sirach 16:27' not found for the version: New International Version.

It is not possible to diminish or increase them,
    nor is it possible to fathom the wonders of the Lord.(A)

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'Sirach 18:6' not found for the version: New International Version.