1 My child, if you have sinned, do so no more,and for your past sins pray to be forgiven.
2 Flee from sin as from a serpentthat will bite you if you go near it;Its teeth, lion’s teeth,destroying human lives.
3 All lawlessness is like a two-edged sword;when it cuts, there is no healing.
4 Panic and pride wipe out wealth;so too the house of the proud is uprooted.