Holy Scripture
Sirach 5:7
A church father on this verse
“The mind fluctuates between presumption and desperation. You must have fear, otherwise presumption will kill you; you must have fear, that is, rather than counting on the mercy of God, lest you fall into judgment. You also need to have fear so that desperation does not kill you when you begin to think that the horribl…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
7Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord, And put not off from day to day: For suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth, And in thy security thou shalt be destroyed, And perish in the day of vengeance.
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5Concerning propitiation, be not without fear To add sin unto sin:
6And say not, His mercy is great; He will be pacified for the multitude of my sins: For mercy and wrath come from him, And his indignation resteth upon sinners.
— Sirach 5:7 —
8Set not thy heart upon goods unjustly gotten; For they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity.
9Winnow not with every wind, And go not into every way: For so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue.