Sirach 2:1-2

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.

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Sirach 2:1 Or trials

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