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Sirach 23:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 23:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 Otherwise my mistakes may be multiplied,
and my sins may abound,
and I may fall before my adversaries,
and my enemy may rejoice over me.[a](A)
4 O Lord, Father and God of my life,
do not give me haughty eyes,(B)
5 and remove desire from me.
Footnotes
- 23.3 Other ancient authorities add From them the hope of your mercy is remote
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