Sirach 5:6-8

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁶ Do not say, ‘His mercy is great,
    he will forgive^[a] the multitude of my sins’,
for both mercy and wrath are with him,
    and his anger will rest on sinners.
⁷ Do not delay to turn back to the Lord,
    and do not postpone it from day to day;
for suddenly the wrath of the Lord will come upon you,
    and at the time of punishment you will perish.
⁸ Do not depend on dishonest wealth,
    for it will not benefit you on the day of calamity.