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Sirach 2:6 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Put your trust in him, and he will help you. Make your ways straight, and set your hope on him. "
Sirach 2:6
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4 Accept whatever is brought upon you, and be patient when you suffer humiliation.
5 For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation.
6 Put your trust in him, and he will help you. Make your ways straight, and set your hope on him.
7 All you who fear the Lord, wait for his mercy. Don’t turn aside, lest you fall.
8 All you who fear the Lord, put your trust in him, and your reward will not fail.
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Sirach 2:1
"My son, if you come to serve the Lord, prepare your soul for temptation."
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."
Sirach 2:7
"All you who fear the Lord, wait for his mercy. Don’t turn aside, lest you fall."
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