Sirach 33:1–9
1No evil will happen to him who fears the Lord, but in trials once and again he will deliver him.↗
2A wise man will not hate the law, but he who is a hypocrite about it is like a boat in a storm.↗
3A man of understanding will put his trust in the law. And the law is faithful to him, as when one asks a divine oracle.↗
4Prepare your speech, and so you will be heard. Bind up instruction, and make your answer.↗
5The heart of a fool is like a cartwheel. His thoughts are like a rolling axle.↗
6A stallion horse is like a mocking friend. He neighs under every one who sits upon him.↗
7Why does one day excel another, when all the light of every day in the year is from the sun?↗
8They were distinguished by the Lord’s knowledge, and he varied seasons and feasts.↗
9Some of them he exalted and hallowed, and some of them he has made ordinary days.↗
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