Sirach 5:4-6

Common English Bible

⁴ Don’t say, “Sure, I sinned,
but what happened to me?”
    The Lord is patient indeed.
⁵ Don’t be too confident
of being forgiven,
    adding sin upon sin.
⁶ Don’t say, “His compassion is great;
        he will forgive the whole heap
        of my sins.”
    Mercy and wrath are with him,
        and his anger will rest on sinners.