2 Maccabees 6:15-17

New Catholic Bible

¹⁵ choosing to inflict punishment on us before our sins have reached their height so that he will not have to punish us more severely at that time. ¹⁶ Therefore, he never withdraws his mercy from us. Although he disciplines us by some misfortunes, he does not forsake his own people. ¹⁷ Let these words suffice as a reminder. Now we must proceed with our narrative.