Wisdom of Ben Sira 5:6-8

New Catholic Bible

⁶ Do not say, “His mercy is great;
    he will forgive^[a] my many sins.”
For from him will come both mercy and retribution,
    and upon sinners his anger will fall.
⁷ Do not delay your return to the Lord,
    and do not put it off from one day to the next.
For suddenly the wrath of the Lord will descend upon you,
    and on the day of punishment you will be destroyed.
⁸ Do not rely upon ill-gotten gains,
    for they will avail you nothing on the day of disaster.