Ben Sira 2:15-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 Those who fear the Lord do not disobey his words;
those who love him keep his ways.(A)
16 Those who fear the Lord seek to please him;
those who love him are filled with his law.
17 Those who fear the Lord prepare their hearts
and humble themselves before him.
18 Let us fall into the hands of the Lord
and not into the hands of mortals,
For equal to his majesty is his mercy;
and equal to his name are his works.(B)
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