Catholic Public Domain Version

Sirach 13:15-20 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

15. His cruel mind will store up your words; and he will not spare you from affliction, nor from prison.

16. Be cautious of yourself, and attend diligently to what you are hearing. For you are walking toward your own destruction.

17. Yet truly, while listening to these things, consider it as if it were a dream, and you will awaken.

18. Love God for your entire life, and call upon him for your salvation.

19. Every animal loves its own kind; so also every man loves those closest to himself.

20. All flesh will join with whatever is similar to itself, and every man will associate with whomever is similar to himself.