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Sirach 2:1-3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 2:1-3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Duties toward God
2 My child, when you come to serve the Lord,
prepare yourself for testing.[a](A)
2 Set your heart right and be steadfast,
and do not be impetuous in time of calamity.
3 Cling to him and do not depart,
so that your last days may be prosperous.
Footnotes
- 2.1 Or trials
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