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Sirach 3:27

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A stubborn heart will be burdened with troubles. The sinner will heap sin upon sins.

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Verse 27. Heart. Which fears neither God nor man. Saint Bernard cons. 1.—Those who have not shewn mercy, can expect none. Bible.—The impenitent see their folly, like Antiochus, when it is too late. Calmet.—They have loved the danger, which shall overtake them. Proverbs 1:26. He seems to refute those who believed in fate, and would take no precautions. Calmet.—Those who live in sin, tempting God to the last hour, generally perish. Worthington.

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