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Ben Sira 16
Ben Sira 16:22
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Ben Sira 16:22
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If I do what is right, nobody will tell the Lord about it. Who wants to wait for him, anyway? He is too slow in doing what he has said he would."
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The Lord isn't going to give me a thought. Nobody cares what I do.
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If I sin and am secretly disloyal, nobody will know it.
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If I do what is right, nobody will tell the Lord about it. Who wants to wait for him, anyway? He is too slow in doing what he has said he would."
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Only someone with very little sense, and foolishly misguided, would think things like that.
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My child, listen and pay attention to me; you will gain knowledge if you do.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.