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Sirach 2:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 2:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 2.5 Other ancient authorities add in sickness and poverty put your trust in him
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