Sirach 2:12LXX
Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 12 of 23
"For who hath continued in his commandment, and hath been forsaken? or who hath called upon him, and he despised him?"
In context
10Ye that fear the Lord, love him, and your hearts shall be enlightened.
11My children behold the generations of men: and know ye that no one hath hoped in the Lord, and hath been confounded.
12For who hath continued in his commandment, and hath been forsaken? or who hath called upon him, and he despised him?
13For God is compassionate and merciful, and will forgive sins in the day of tribulation: and he is a protector to all that seek him in truth.
14Woe to them that are of a double heart and to wicked lips, and to the hands that do evil, and to the sinner that goeth on the earth two ways.