Good News Bible Anglicised

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 28:4-8 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

4. You yourself are a sinner, and if you won't forgive another person, you have no right to pray that the Lord will forgive your sins.

5. If you cannot get rid of your anger, you have no hope of forgiveness — you are only a human being.

6. Think about it! Some day you will die, and your body will decay. So give up hate and live by the Lord's commands,

7. the commands in the covenant of the Most High. Instead of getting upset over your neighbour's faults, overlook them.

8. If you stay out of arguments, you will not sin so much, because a hot temper gets them started.