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Sirach 23:1-3
Common English Bible
Sirach 23:1-3
Common English Bible
23 Lord, Father, and master of my life,
don’t abandon me to their will,
and don’t let me fall because of them.
2 Who will station whips
to keep my thoughts in line
and set the discipline of wisdom
over my heart,
so that I might not be spared my faults
due to ignorance
and my sins not go unnoticed?
3 Otherwise, my acts of ignorance
might multiply,
and my sins might increase,
and I’ll fall before my adversaries,
and my enemy will rejoice over me.[a]
Footnotes
- Sirach 23:3 LXXb adds The hope of your mercy is far from them.
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