Sirach 17:24-26

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²⁴ Yet to those who repent he grants a return,
    and he encourages those who are losing hope.

²⁵ Turn back to the Lord and forsake your sins;
    pray in his presence and lessen your offence.
²⁶ Return to the Most High and turn away from iniquity,^[a]
    and hate intensely what he abhors.