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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 2

Brenton's English Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible

2:1

My son, if thou come to serve the Lord God, prepare thy soul for temptation.

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2:2

Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not haste in time of trouble.

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2:3

Cleave unto him, and depart not away, that thou mayest be increased at thy last end.

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2:4

Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estate.

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2:5

For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.

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2:6

Believe in him, and he will help thee; order thy way aright, and trust in him.

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2:7

Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy; and go not aside, lest ye fall.

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2:8

Ye that fear the Lord, believe him; and your reward shall not fail.

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2:9

Ye that fear the Lord, hope for good, and for everlasting joy and mercy.

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2:10

Look at the generations of old, and see; did ever any trust in the Lord, and was confounded? or did any abide in his fear, and was forsaken? or whom did he ever despise, that called upon him?

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2:11

For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, and saveth in time of affliction.

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2:12

Woe be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, and the sinner that goeth two ways!

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2:13

Woe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not; therefore shall he not be defended.

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2:14

Woe unto you that have lost patience! and what will ye do when the Lord shall visit you?

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2:15

They that fear the Lord will not disobey his word; and they that love him will keep his ways.

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2:16

They that fear the Lord will seek that which is wellpleasing unto him; and they that love him shall be filled with the law.

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2:17

They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble their souls in his sight,

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2:18

[saying], We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy.

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