Ben Sira 51:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 because you have ransomed my life from death;
You held back my body from the pit,
and delivered my foot from the power of Sheol.(A)
You have preserved me from the scourge of the slanderous tongue,
and from the lips of those who went over to falsehood.
You were with me against those who rise up against me;
3 You have rescued me according to your abundant mercy(B)
From the snare of those who look for my downfall,
and from the power of those who seek my life.
From many dangers you have saved me,
4 from flames that beset me on every side,(C)
From the midst of fire till there was not a whiff of it,[a]
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