1
Have you sinned, my son? Do so no more, but pray about your former sins.
2
Flee 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.
3
All lawlessness is like a two-edged sword; there is no healing for its wound.
4
Terror and violence will lay waste riches; thus the house of the proud will be laid waste.
5
The prayer of a poor man goes from his lips to the ears of God, and his judgment comes speedily.
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.