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Sirach 51:10-18 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

10. And they surrounded me on every side. And there was no one who would help me. I looked around for the assistance of men, and there was none.

11. Then I remembered your mercy, O Lord, and your works, which are from the very beginning.

12. For you rescue those who persevere for you, O Lord, and you free them from the hands of the Gentiles.

13. You exalted my habitation upon the earth, and I made supplication that death would pass away.

14. I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, so that he would not abandon me in the day of my tribulation, nor in the time of arrogance without assistance.

15. I will praise your name unceasingly, and I will praise it with thanksgiving, for my prayer was heeded.

16. And you freed me from perdition, and you rescued me from the time of iniquity.

17. Because of this, I will give thanks and praise to you, and I will bless the name of the Lord.

18. When I was still young, before I wandered astray, I sought wisdom openly in my prayer.

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