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Sirach 23:3-5
Common English Bible
Sirach 23:3-5
Common English Bible
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;
5 turn desire away from me.
Footnotes
- Sirach 23:3 LXXb adds The hope of your mercy is far from them.
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