Sirach 2:1-3

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

Duties towards God

2 My child, when you come to serve the Lord,
    prepare yourself for testing.^[a]
²Set your heart right and be steadfast,
    and do not be impetuous in time of calamity.
³Cling to him and do not depart,
    so that your last days may be prosperous.

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Sirach 2:1 Or trials

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