Sirach 23:1-3

Revised Standard Version

23 O Lord, Father and Ruler of my life,
    do not abandon me to their counsel,
    and let me not fall because of them!
² O that whips were set over my thoughts,
    and the discipline of wisdom over my mind!^[a]
That they may not spare me in my errors,
    and that it may not pass by my^[b] sins;
³ in order that my mistakes may not be multiplied,
    and my sins may not abound;
then I will not fall before my adversaries,
    and my enemy will not rejoice over me.