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Wisdom of Ben Sira 3:15-17
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 3:15-17
New Catholic Bible
15 In the time of your tribulation it will not be forgotten
and like frost in warm weather your sins will melt away.
16 If you forsake your father, you are no better than one who blasphemes,
and if you anger your mother, you will be accursed by the Lord.
Do Not Seek To Learn What Is Too Sublime for You[a]
17 My child, carry out your duties with humility,
and you will be loved more than a benefactor.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 3:17 Hellenistic culture could salve one’s spirit. What good are all the refinements of civilization if pride corrupts them. Wisdom consists above all in meditating on the law and the teachings of the past.
