OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 17:1

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The Lord created mankind out of earth, and turned them back to it again.

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Verse 1. And made. This is transposed in Greek to the end of the third verse. Bible.—The creation of other things had been specified before. Man was designed to be immortal, and was made like to God in his soul, which is spiritual, intelligent, and so forth But sin caused his days to be shortened. Calmet.—By original sin, he lost the justice which he had at first received. Worthington.

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