World English Bible

Sirach 21:1-3 World English Bible (WEB)

1. My son, have you sinned? add no more thereto; And make supplication for your former sins.

2. Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent; For if you draw near it will bite you: The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men.

3. All iniquity is as a two-edged sword; Its stroke has no healing.