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Sirach 23:3
Otherwise, my acts of ignorance might multiply, and my sins might increase, and I’ll fall before my adversaries, and my enemy will rejoice over me.
Lest my ignorance increase, and my offences be multiplied, and my sins abound, and I fall before my adversaries, and my enemy rejoice over me?
Then I would not keep on sinning, making one mistake after another. I could not fall to my enemies and be humiliated by them.
Otherwise my failings may increase, and my sins be multiplied; And I fall before my adversaries, and my enemy rejoice over me?
lest my failings be multiplied and my sins abound, lest I succumb to my adversaries and my enemy gloat over me? [For hope of receiving mercy from them is remote.]
Otherwise my mistakes may be multiplied, and my sins may abound, and I may fall before my adversaries, and my enemy may rejoice over me.
Otherwise my mistakes may be multiplied, and my sins may abound, and I may fall before my adversaries, and my enemy may rejoice over me.
Otherwise my mistakes may be multiplied, and my sins may abound, and I may fall before my adversaries, and my enemy may rejoice over me.
Otherwise my mistakes may be multiplied, and my sins may abound, and I may fall before my adversaries, and my enemy may rejoice over me.
in order that my mistakes may not be multiplied, and my sins may not abound; then I will not fall before my adversaries, and my enemy will not rejoice over me.
in order that my mistakes may not be multiplied, and my sins may not abound; then I will not fall before my adversaries, and my enemy will not rejoice over me.
Lest mine uncunnings (or my unknowings, or mine ignorances) increase, and my trespasses be multiplied, and my sins be plenteous; and lest I fall in the sight of mine adversaries, and mine enemy have joy. [Lest wax to mine uncunningnesses, and be multiplied my guilts, and my sins abound; and I fall in the sight of mine adversaries, and mine enemy joy.]
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