Catholic Public Domain Version

Sirach 26:25-28 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

25. By two things, my heart is greatly saddened, and at a third, anger overwhelms me:

26. a man of war failing because of dire need, and an understanding man treated with contempt,

27. and anyone who crosses over from justice to sin. God has prepared such a one for the spear.

28. Two kinds of things have seemed difficult and dangerous to me: a merchant will not be easily freed from his negligence, and a shopkeeper will not be justified by the sins of his lips.