Sirach 2:2-3

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²Set your heart right and be steadfast,
and do not be impetuous in time of calamity.
³Cling to him and do not depart,
so that your last days may be prosperous.

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Sirach 2:7

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁷You who fear the Lord, wait for his mercy;
do not stray, or else you may fall.

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Sirach 2:7 in all English translations

Sirach 2:13-14

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹³Woe to the fainthearted who have no trust!
Therefore they will have no shelter.
¹⁴Woe to you who have lost your nerve!
What will you do when the Lord’s reckoning comes?

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New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

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