Thursday, January 15, 2026

"'It is not good that the man should be alone'"

"All things are twofold, one opposite the other,
    and he has made nothing incomplete. 
One confirms the good things of the other,
    and who can have enough of beholding his glory?"

πάντα δισσά, ἓν κατέναντι τοῦ ἑνός,
καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησεν οὐδὲν ἐλλεῖπον·
ἓν τοῦ ἑνὸς ἐστερέωσεν τὰ ἀγαθά,
καὶ τίς πλησθήσεται ὁρῶν δόξαν αὐτοῦ;

     Sir 42:24-25, RSV.  NETS:    

"Everything is in pairs, one opposite one,
     and he did not make anything deficient.
One firmed up the good things of the other—
     and who will be filled when he sees his glory?"

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