Font Size
Sirach 23:2-4
Common English Bible
Sirach 23:2-4
Common English Bible
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?
3 Otherwise, my acts of ignorance
might multiply,
and my sins might increase,
and I’ll fall before my adversaries,
and my enemy will rejoice over me.[a]
4 Lord, Father, God of my life,
don’t let me have prideful eyes;
Footnotes
- Sirach 23:3 LXXb adds The hope of your mercy is far from them.
Common English Bible (CEB)
Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible
Bible Gateway Recommends
![CEB Deep Blue Kids Bible--soft leather-look, lighthouse green](https://g.christianbook.com/dg/product/web/f108/033113.jpg)
Retail: $35.99
Our Price: $25.99
Save: $10.00 (28%)
![4.5 of 5.0 stars](/assets/images/merch/stars45.png?7668a670)