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13 No sinner can escape with what he has stolen. The Lord will reward the patience of devout people. 14 Every righteous person will be rewarded;[a] everyone will get what he deserves.[b]

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  1. Sirach 16:14 Hebrew Every...rewarded; Greek He makes room for every act of mercy.
  2. Sirach 16:14 Some manuscripts add verses 15-16: The Lord made the king of Egypt so stubborn that he would not acknowledge the Lord, in order that the world might know the Lord's works. 16 He shows his mercy to all creation; he has divided his light from darkness with a plumb line.

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