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Wisdom of Ben Sira 23:17-19
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 23:17-19
New Catholic Bible
17 A fornicator finds every cake is sweet[a]
and he will not desist until he dies.
18 One who dishonors his marriage bed
says to himself: “Who can see me?
Darkness surrounds me, walls conceal me,
and no one can see me; why should I worry?
The Most High will not remember my sins.”
19 He fears only human eyes
and does not realize that the eyes of the Lord
are ten thousand times brighter than the sun,
observing every aspect of human behavior
and gazing into the most secret corners.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 23:17 Every cake is sweet: to emphasize his point, the author makes use of a euphemism for the adulterer’s unending quest for new liaisons.