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Wisdom of Ben Sira 17:23-25
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 17:23-25
New Catholic Bible
23 In the end, he will rise up and repay the wicked,
bringing down retribution on their heads.
24 But to those who repent he allows a return,
and he encourages those who have lost hope.
Return to the Lord[a]
25 Therefore, return to the Lord and renounce your wicked ways;
pray in his presence and lessen your offense.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 17:25 It is the Lord who gives life and allows people to live on earth. The author still regards the sojourn of the dead as a place in which there is no hope and from which there is no return. Other believers affirm that this life of humans cannot be definitively destroyed by death (Wis 3; 2 Mac 7; 12:44; Dan 12:2-3). Christ will say: “I have come / that they may have life, / and have it in abundance” (Jn 10:10).
