The Lord created man of the earth; he gives them the number of their days, gives them authority and power over that which is on the earth, and made them according to his own image. He put the fear of man on all creations, and gave him dominion over animals. He gave them understanding, speech, eyes, ears, and minds to think. He filled them with the knowledge of wisdom, showed them good and evil, and placed light into their hearts to praise God and fear him.
He gave them laws and made an everlasting covenant with them. He showed them his judgments, and gave each nation a ruler.
All their works are as little hidden from them as the sun. His eyes see the ways of man, their iniquities and sins, but also their good deeds. They are like a signet ring, and the good works like the
apple of his eye.