Common English Bible

Sirach 17:20-26 Common English Bible (CEB)

20. Their wrongs are not hidden from him,and all their sins are exposedin the Lord’s presence.

22. A person’s acts of charityare like a seal with him,and he will treasure a person’s generosity like the apple of his eye.

23. Afterward God will rise upand repay them;he will deliver their repaymentupon their heads.

24. However, for those who changed their hearts and minds, God granted a way back, and he encouraged thosewho were abandoning hope.

25. Turn back to the Lordand leave sin behind;offer prayers in his presence,and reduce your offense.

26. Return to the Most High,and turn from injustice,and hate what he detests.