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Sirach 2:1 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" My son, if you come to serve the Lord, prepare your soul for temptation. "

Sirach 2:1

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1 My son, if you come to serve the Lord, prepare your soul for temptation.

2 Set your heart aright, constantly endure, and don’t make haste in time of calamity.

3 Cling to him, and don’t depart, that you may be increased at your latter end.

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Sirach 2:2

"Set your heart aright, constantly endure, and don’t make haste in time of calamity."

Sirach 2:3

"Cling to him, and don’t depart, that you may be increased at your latter end."

Sirach 2:4

"Accept whatever is brought upon you, and be patient when you suffer humiliation."

Sirach 2:5

"For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation."

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"Put your trust in him, and he will help you. Make your ways straight, and set your hope on him."

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