Sirach 2:12-18
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12 Woe be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, and the sinner that goeth two ways!
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13 Woe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not; therefore shall he not be defended.
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14 Woe unto you that have lost patience! and what will ye do when the Lord shall visit you?
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15 They that fear the Lord will not disobey his Word; and they that love him will keep his ways.
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16 They that fear the Lord will seek that which is well, pleasing unto him; and they that love him shall be filled with the law.
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17 They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble their souls in his sight,
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18 Saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy.