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O Lord, Father and Master of my life, do not abandon me to their designs, and do not let me fall because of them!
2
Who will set whips over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over my mind, so as not to spare me in my errors, and not overlook my sins?
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Otherwise my mistakes may be multiplied, and my sins may abound, and I may fall before my adversaries, and my enemy may rejoice over me.
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O Lord, Father and God of my life, do not give me haughty eyes
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and remove evil desire from me.
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Let neither gluttony nor lust overcome me, and do not give me over to shameless passion.
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Listen, my children, to instruction concerning the mouth; the one who observes it will never be caught.
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Sinners are overtaken through their lips; by them the reviler and the arrogant are tripped up.
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Do not accustom your mouth to oaths, nor habitually utter the name of the Holy One;