The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach — Ecclesiasticus

Chapters:

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verse #1

My son, if you come to serve the Lord, prepare your soul for temptation.

verse #2

Set your heart aright, constantly endure, and don’t make haste in time of calamity.

verse #3

Cling to him, and don’t depart, that you may be increased at your latter end.

verse #4

Accept whatever is brought upon you, and be patient when you suffer humiliation.

verse #5

For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation.

verse #6

Put your trust in him, and he will help you. Make your ways straight, and set your hope on him.

verse #7

All you who fear the Lord, wait for his mercy. Don’t turn aside, lest you fall.

verse #8

All you who fear the Lord, put your trust in him, and your reward will not fail.

verse #9

All you who fear the Lord, hope for good things, and for eternal gladness and mercy.

verse #10

Look at the generations of old, and see: Who ever put his trust in the Lord, and was ashamed? Or who remained in his fear, and was forsaken? Or who called upon him, and he neglected him?

verse #11

For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. He forgives sins and saves in time of affliction.

verse #12

Woe to fearful hearts, to faint hands, and to the sinner who goes two ways!

verse #13

Woe to the faint heart! For it doesn’t believe. Therefore it won’t be defended.

verse #14

Woe to you who have lost your patience! And what will you all do when the Lord visits you?

verse #15

Those who fear the Lord will not disobey his words. Those who love him will keep his ways.

verse #16

Those who fear the Lord will seek his good pleasure. Those who love him will be filled with the law.

verse #17

Those who fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and will humble their souls in his sight.

verse #18

We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men; for as his majesty is, so also is his mercy.

Chapters:

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