Sirach 2:4-5

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⁴Accept whatever befalls you,
and in times of humiliation be patient.
⁵For gold is tested in the fire,
and those found acceptable, in the furnace of humiliation.^[a]

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Sirach 2:5 Other ancient authorities add in sickness and poverty put your trust in him

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