Sirach 4:15-17

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁵ Those who obey her will judge the nations,
    and all who listen to her will live secure.
¹⁶ If they remain faithful, they will inherit her;
    their descendants will also obtain her.
¹⁷ For at first she will walk with them on tortuous paths;
    she will bring fear and dread upon them,
and will torment them by her discipline
    until she trusts them,^[a]
and she will test them with her ordinances.