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| ==Sirach 5== | | ==Sirach 5== |
− | [1] Do not set your heart on your wealth, | + | [1] Do not set your heart on your wealth, nor say, "I have enough." [2] Do not follow your inclination and strength, walking according to the desires of your heart. [3] Do not say, "Who will have power over me?" for the Lord will surely punish you. |
− | nor say, "I have enough." | |
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− | [2] Do not follow your inclination and strength, | + | [4] Do not say, "I sinned, and what happened to me?" for the Lord is slow to anger. [5] Do not be so confident of atonement that you add sin to sin. [6] Do not say, "His mercy is great, he will forgive the multitude of my sins," for both mercy and wrath are with him, and his anger rests on sinners. [7] Do not delay to turn to the Lord, nor postpone it from day to day; for suddenly the wrath of the Lord will go forth, and at the time of punishment you will perish. |
− | walking according to the desires of your heart.
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− | [3] Do not say, "Who will have power over me?"
| + | [8] Do not depend on dishonest wealth, for it will not benefit you in the day of calamity. [9] Do not winnow with every wind, nor follow every path: the double-tongued sinner does that. [10] Be steadfast in your understanding, and let your speech be consistent. [11] Be quick to hear, and be deliberate in answering. [12] If you have understanding, answer your neighbor; but if not, put your hand on your mouth. |
− | for the Lord will surely punish you.
| + | [13] Glory and dishonor come from speaking, and a man's tongue is his downfall. |
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− | [4] Do not say, "I sinned, and what happened to me?"
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− | for the Lord is slow to anger.
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− | [5] Do not be so confident of atonement
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− | that you add sin to sin.
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− | [6] Do not say, "His mercy is great,
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− | he will forgive the multitude of my sins,"
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− | for both mercy and wrath are with him,
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− | and his anger rests on sinners.
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− | [7] Do not delay to turn to the Lord,
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− | nor postpone it from day to day;
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− | for suddenly the wrath of the Lord will go forth,
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− | and at the time of punishment you will perish.
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− | [8] Do not depend on dishonest wealth, | |
− | for it will not benefit you in the day of calamity. | |
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− | [9] Do not winnow with every wind, | |
− | nor follow every path: | |
− | the double-tongued sinner does that. | |
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− | [10] Be steadfast in your understanding, | |
− | and let your speech be consistent. | |
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− | [11] Be quick to hear, | |
− | and be deliberate in answering. | |
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− | [12] If you have understanding, answer your neighbor; | |
− | but if not, put your hand on your mouth. | |
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− | [13] Glory and dishonor come from speaking, | |
− | and a man's tongue is his downfall. | |
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− | [14] Do not be called a slanderer,
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− | and do not lie in ambush with your tongue;
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− | for shame comes to the thief,
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− | and severe condemnation to the double-tongued.
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− | [15] In great and small matters do not act amiss,
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| + | [14] Do not be called a slanderer, and do not lie in ambush with your tongue; for shame comes to the thief, and severe condemnation to the double-tongued. [15] In great and small matters do not act amiss, |
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| ==Sirach 6== | | ==Sirach 6== |