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Before judgment, examine yourself, and in the hour of visitation you will find forgiveness.
21
Before falling ill, humble yourself, and when you are on the point of sinning, turn back.
22
Let nothing hinder you from paying a vow promptly, and do not wait until death to be released from it.
23
Before making a vow, prepare yourself; and do not be like a man who tempts the Lord.
24
Think of his wrath on the day of death, and of the moment of vengeance when he turns away his face.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.