Sirach 11:15-21

Sirach 11:15-21

{11:15} Wisdom, and discipline, and knowledge of the law are with God. Love and the ways of good things are with him.
{11:16} Error and darkness have been created by sinners. And those who exult in evil, grow old in evil.
{11:17} The gift of God remains with the just man, and his advancement will have success unto eternity.
{11:18} There is one who is enriched by spending sparingly, and this is the extent of his reward.
{11:19} About this, he says: “I have found rest for myself, and now I alone will eat from my goods.”
{11:20} But he does not know how much time will pass before death approaches, and then he must leave everything behind to others and die.
{11:21} Stand fast in your covenant, and become familiar with it, and grow old in the work of your commandments.

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