Holy Scripture
Sirach 15:16
A church father on this verse
“The Lord, who is truly a just judge, wants that everyone be the cause of what he merits. He wants the just to suffer for justice alone, and the wicked person, if he persists in evil, to be judged as liable to death based on his free will. As Scripture attests, God formed human beings, making them in his image and like…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
16He hath set fire and water before thee: Stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt.
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14He himself made man from the beginning, And left him in the hand of his counsel;
15If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, And to perform acceptable faithfulness.
— Sirach 15:16 —
17Before man is life and death; And whether he liketh shall be given him.
18For the wisdom of the Lord is great, And he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things: