Sirach 2:4-6

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⁴Accept whatever befalls you,
    and in times of humiliation be patient.
⁵For gold is tested in the fire,
    and those found acceptable, in the furnace of humiliation.^[a]
⁶Trust in him, and he will help you;
    make your ways straight, and hope in him.

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Sirach 2:5 Other ancient authorities add in sickness and poverty put your trust in him

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