Sirach 17:15-21
Sirach 17:15-21
{17:15} And Israel was made to be the manifest portion of God.
{17:16} And in the sight of God, all their works are like the sun. And his eyes, without ceasing, inspect their ways.
{17:17} The covenants are not hidden by their iniquity, and all their iniquities are in the sight of God.
{17:18} The almsgiving of a man is like a seal upon him, which will guard the grace of a man like the pupil of an eye.
{17:19} And afterward, it will rise up and repay them their reward, each one upon his head, and it will return to the hidden places of the earth.
{17:20} Now, to the repentant, he has given the way of justice, and he has strengthened those lacking in patience, and he has fastened them to a destiny of truth.
{17:21} Convert to the Lord, and relinquish your sins.