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Sirach 51:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 51:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 for you have been my protector and helper
and have delivered my body from destruction
and from the trap laid by a slanderous tongue,
from lips that fabricate lies.
In the face of my adversaries,
you have been my helper(A) 3 and delivered me,
in the greatness of your mercy and of your name,
from grinding teeth about to devour me,
from the hand of those seeking my life,
from the many troubles I endured,(B)
4 from choking fire on every side,
and from the midst of fire that I had not kindled,(C)
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