Sirach 21:1–3
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English
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Latin
1Have you sinned, my son? Do so no more,
but pray about your former sins.
2Flee from sin as from a snake;
for if you approach sin, it will bite you.
Its teeth are lion’s teeth,
and destroy the souls of men.
3All lawlessness is like a two-edged sword;
there is no healing for its wound.
Copyright 1965, 1966 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America.