24 Don’t say, “I have enough. What harm could happen to me now?” (WEB) 25 In the day of good things, bad things are forgotten. In the day of bad things, a man will not remember things that are good. (WEB) 26 For it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord to reward a man in the day of death according to his ways. (WEB)
Sirach 11:24–26
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Sirach 18:24–26
24 Think about the wrath coming in the days of the end, and the time of vengeance, when he turns away his face. (WEB) 25 In the days of fullness remember the time of hunger. Remember poverty and lack in the days of wealth. (WEB) 26 From morning until evening, the time changes. All… (WEB)
Sirach 9:10–12
10 Don’t forsake an old friend; for a new one is not comparable to him. A new friend is like new wine: if it becomes old, you will drink it with gladness. (WEB) 11 Don’t envy the success of a sinner; for you don’t know what his end will be. (WEB) 12 Don’t delight in the delights of… (WEB)
Sirach 38:21–23
21 Don’t forget it, for there is no returning again. You do him no good, and you would harm yourself. (WEB) 22 Remember his end, for so also will yours be: yesterday for him, and today for you. (WEB) 23 When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest. Be comforted for him when h… (WEB)
Sirach 5:7–9
7 Don’t wait to turn to the Lord. Don’t put off from day to day; for suddenly the wrath of the Lord will come on you, and you will perish in the time of vengeance. (WEB) 8 Don’t set your heart upon unrighteous gains, for you will profit nothing in the day of calamity. (WEB) 9 Do… (WEB)
Ecclesiastes 7:13–15
13 Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent? 14 In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him. 15 In m…
Sirach 5:1–2
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Proverbs 27:1–2
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 11:3–5
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