Ben Sira 2:1

1 My child, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing.

Ben Sira 2:1 In-Context

1 My child, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing.

2 Set your heart right and be steadfast, and do not be impetuous in time of calamity.

3 Cling to him and do not depart, so that your last days may be prosperous.

4 Accept whatever befalls you, and in times of humiliation be patient.

5 For gold is tested in the fire, and those found acceptable, in the furnace of humiliation.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or [trials]