GOD'S WISDOM

18 He searches out the abyss, and the hearts of men,
and considers their crafty devices.
For the Most High knows all that may be known,
and he looks into the signs of the age.
19 He declares what has been and what is to be,
and he reveals the tracks of hidden things.
20 No thought escapes him,
and not one word is hidden from him.
21 He has ordained the splendors of his wisdom,
and he is from everlasting and to everlasting.
Nothing can be added or taken away,
and he needs no one to be his counselor.

(Ecclesiasticus/Sirach 42:18-21)

33 O altitudo divitiarum et sapientiae et scientiae Dei!
Quam incomprehensibilia sunt iudicia eius,
et investigabiles viae eius!
34 Quis enim cognovit sensum Domini?
Aut quis consiliarius eius fuit?
35 Aut quis prior dedit illi,
et retribuetur ei?
36 Quoniam ex ipso et per ipsum et in ipsum omnia.
Ipsi gloria in saecula. Amen.

How rich are the depths of God
– how deep his wisdom and knowledge –
and how impossible to penetrate his motives or understand his methods!
Who could ever know the mind of the Lord?
Who could ever be his counsellor?
Who could ever give him anything or lend him anything?
All that exists comes from him;
all is by him and for him.
To him be glory for ever! Amen.

(Romans 11:33-36)