Ben Sira 32:13-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 Above all, bless your Maker,
who showers his favors upon you.
The Providence of God
14 Whoever seeks God must accept discipline;[a]
and whoever resorts to him obtains an answer.(A)
15 Whoever seeks the law will master it,
but the hypocrite will be ensnared by it.(B)
Footnotes
- 32:14–33:4 God is shown to reveal himself through the discipline of his law, a clear and safe plan of life for the pious. Direction and deliberation are aids in following it (32:14–16, 18–24; 33:1, 3–4). Sinners and hypocrites, hating the law or distorting it, fail in wisdom and are devoid of security (32:15b, 17, 18b; 33:2).
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