Sirach 5:6-8

Common English Bible

⁶ Don’t say, “His compassion is great;
        he will forgive the whole heap
        of my sins.”
    Mercy and wrath are with him,
        and his anger will rest on sinners.
⁷ Don’t wait to turn back to the Lord.
    Don’t put it off day after day,
        because the Lord’s wrath
        will come forth suddenly;
        when the time for punishment comes, you will be destroyed.
⁸ Don’t be preoccupied
with ill-gotten gains;
    it will be of no benefit
    when you are in trouble.