Sirach 27:4LXX
Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 4 of 33
"Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown."
In context
2As a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones, so also in the midst of selling and buying, sin shall stick fast.
3Sin shall be destroyed with the sinner.
4Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown.
5As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts.
6The furnace trieth the potter’s vessels, and the trial of affliction just men.