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Sirach 7:16-18
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Sirach 7:16-18
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
16 Do not enrol in the ranks of sinners;
remember that retribution does not delay.
17 Humble yourself to the utmost,
for the punishment of the ungodly is fire and worms.[a]
Relations with Others
18 Do not exchange a friend for money,
or a real brother for the gold of Ophir.
Footnotes
- Sirach 7:17 Heb for the expectation of mortals is worms
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)
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