Sirach 23:1-2

Common English Bible

23 Lord, Father, and master of my life,
    don’t abandon me to their will,
    and don’t let me fall because of them.
² Who will station whips
to keep my thoughts in line
    and set the discipline of wisdom
    over my heart,
    so that I might not be spared my faults
    due to ignorance
    and my sins not go unnoticed?