Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 36

36:1

Have mercy upon us, O Lord the God of all, and look at us with favour;

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36:2

and send your fear upon all the nations.

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36:3

Lift up your hand against the foreign nations

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36:4

As you showed your holiness in us before them,

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36:5

Let them know you, as we also have known you,

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36:6

Show new signs, and work various wonders.

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36:7

Raise up indignation and pour out wrath.

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36:8

Hasten the time and remember your oath.

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36:9

Let him who escapes be devoured by raging fire.

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36:10

Crush the heads of the rulers of the enemies

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36:11

Gather all the tribes of Jacob together,

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36:12

O Lord, have mercy upon the people that is called by your name,

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36:13

Have compassion upon the city of your sanctuary,

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36:14

Fill Zion. Exalt your oracles

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36:15

Give testimony to those who were your creatures in the beginning,

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36:16

Reward those who wait for you,

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36:17

Listen, O Lord, to the prayer of your servants,

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36:18

The belly will eat any food,

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36:19

The mouth tastes meats taken in hunting,

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36:20

A contrary heart will cause heaviness.

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36:21

A woman will receive any man,

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36:22

The beauty of a woman cheers the countenance.

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36:23

If kindness and humility are on her tongue,

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36:24

He who gets a wife gets his richest treasure,

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36:25

Where no hedge is, the property will be plundered.

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36:26

For who would trust a nimble robber who skips from city to city?

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