en_RV1895 - Sir 2 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ My son, [1]if thou comest to serve the Lord, Prepare thy soul for temptation.

² Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, And [2]make not haste in time of calamity.

³ Cleave unto him, and depart not, That thou mayest be increased at thy latter end.

⁴ Accept whatsoever is brought upon thee, And be longsuffering [3]when thou passest into humiliation.

⁵ [4]For gold is tried in the fire, And [5]acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation.

⁶ [6]Put thy trust in him, and he will help thee: Order thy ways aright, and set thy hope on him.

⁷ YE that fear the Lord, [7]wait for his mercy; And turn not aside, lest ye fall.

⁸ Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust in him; [8]And your reward shall not fail.

⁹ Ye that fear the Lord, hope for good things, And for eternal gladness and mercy.

¹⁰ Look at the generations of old, and see: [9]Who did ever put his trust in the Lord, and was ashamed? Or who did abide in his fear, and was forsaken? [10]Or who did call upon him, and he despised him?

¹¹ [11]For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy; And he forgiveth sins, [12]and saveth in time of affliction.

¹² Woe unto [13]fearful hearts, and to faint hands, And to the sinner that [14]goeth two ways!

¹³ Woe unto the faint heart! for it believeth not; Therefore shall it not be defended.

¹⁴ Woe unto you that have [15]lost your patience! And what will ye do when the Lord shall visit you?

¹⁵ They that fear the Lord will not disobey his words; And [16]they that love him will keep his ways.

¹⁶ They that fear the Lord will seek his good pleasure; And they that love him shall be [17]filled with the law.

¹⁷ They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, And will humble their souls in his sight,

¹⁸ saying, [18]We will fall into the hands of the Lord, And not into the hands of men: [19]For as his majesty is, So also is his mercy.