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Ecclesiasticus 2:4-11 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

4. Take all that shall be brought upon thee: and in thy sorrow endure, and in thy humiliation keep patience.

5. For gold and silver are tried in the fire, but acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation.

6. Believe God, and he will recover thee: and direct thy way, and trust in him. Keep his fear, and grow old therein.

7. Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy: and go not aside from him, lest ye fall.

8. Ye that fear the Lord, believe him: and your reward shall not be made void.

9. Ye that fear the Lord, hope in him: and mercy shall come to you for your delight.

10. Ye that fear the Lord, love him, and your hearts shall be enlightened.

11. My children behold the generations of men: and know ye that no one hath hoped in the Lord, and hath been confounded.

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