5 Don’t be so confident of atonement that you add sin upon sins. (WEB) 6 Don’t say, “His compassion is great. He will be pacified for the multitude of my sins,” for mercy and wrath are with him, and his indignation will rest on sinners. (WEB) 7 Don’t wait to turn to the Lord. Don’t put off from day to day; for suddenly the wrath of the Lord will come on you, and you will perish in the time of vengeance. (WEB)
Sirach 5:5–7
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Sirach 7:15–17
15 Don’t hate hard labor or farm work, which the Most High has created. (WEB) 16 Don’t number yourself among the multitude of sinners. Remember that wrath will not wait. (WEB) 17 Humble your soul greatly, for the punishment of the ungodly man is fire and the worm. (WEB)
2 Esdras 16:52–54
52 For yet a little while, and iniquity will be taken away out of the earth, and righteousness will reign over us. (WEB) 53 Don’t let the sinner say that he has not sinned; for God will burn coals of fire on the head of one who says “I haven’t sinned before God and his gl… (WEB)
Sirach 15:10–12
10 For praise will be spoken in wisdom; The Lord will prosper it. (WEB) 11 Don’t say, “It is through the Lord that I fell away;” for you shall not do the things that he hates. (WEB) 12 Don’t say, “It is he that caused me to err;” for he has no need of a sinful man. (WEB)
Proverbs 28:12–14
12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. 13 He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. 14 Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens h…
Sirach 2:6–8
6 Put your trust in him, and he will help you. Make your ways straight, and set your hope on him. (WEB) 7 All you who fear the Lord, wait for his mercy. Don’t turn aside, lest you fall. (WEB) 8 All you who fear the Lord, put your trust in him, and your reward will not fail. (WEB)
Sirach 17:24–26
24 However to those who repent he grants a return. He comforts those who are losing hope. (WEB) 25 Return to the Lord, and forsake sins. Make your prayer before his face offend less. (WEB) 26 Turn again to the Most High, and turn away from iniquity. Greatly hate the abominable thin… (WEB)
Sirach 21:1–2
1 My son, have you sinned? Do it no more; and ask forgiveness for your past sins. (WEB) 2 Flee from sin as from the face of a snake; for if you go near, it will bite you. Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, slaying people’s souls. (WEB)
Sirach 18:23–25
23 Before you make a vow, prepare yourself. Don’t be like a man who tests the Lord. (WEB) 24 Think about the wrath coming in the days of the end, and the time of vengeance, when he turns away his face. (WEB) 25 In the days of fullness remember the time of hunger. Remember poverty a… (WEB)
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