1My son, if you come to serve Yahuah (God), prepare your soul for temptation.
2Set your heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not haste in time of trouble.
3Cleave to him, and depart not away, that you may be increased at your last end.
Ecclesiasticus · Restored Names Edition · first paragraph
1My son, if you come to serve Yahuah (God), prepare your soul for temptation.
2Set your heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not haste in time of trouble.
3Cleave to him, and depart not away, that you may be increased at your last end.
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