Sirach 5:6-8

Revised Standard Version

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 rests on sinners.
⁷ Do not delay to turn to the Lord,
    nor postpone it from day to day;
for suddenly the wrath of the Lord will go forth,
    and at the time of punishment you will perish.