Sirach 16:12
Good News Translation
His punishment is as severe as his mercy is great. He judges people by what they have done.

New Revised Standard Version
Great as is his mercy, so also is his chastisement; he judges a person according to his or her deeds.

Contemporary English Version
he uses that same power to punish them. Everyone will receive either mercy or punishment as each deserves.

New American Bible
Great as his mercy is his punishment; he judges people, each according to their deeds.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For mercy and wrath are with him. He is mighty to forgive, and to pour out indignation:

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For mercy and wrath are with him. He is mighty to forgive, and to pour out indignation:

Sirach 16:10
He had not pity on them, destroying the whole nation that extolled themselves in their sins.

Sirach 16:11
So did he with the six hundred thousand footmen, who were gathered together in the hardness of their heart: and if one had been stiffnecked, it is a wonder if he had escaped unpunished:

Sirach 16:13
According as his mercy is, so his correction judgeth a man according to his works.

Sirach 16:14
The sinner shall not escape in his rapines, and the patience of him that sheweth mercy shall not be put off.

Context
Sirach 16
11So did he with the six hundred thousand footmen, who were gathered together in the hardness of their heart: and if one had been stiffnecked, it is a wonder if he had escaped unpunished: 12For mercy and wrath are with him. He is mighty to forgive, and to pour out indignation: 13According as his mercy is, so his correction judgeth a man according to his works.…
Cross References
Sirach 16:10
He had not pity on them, destroying the whole nation that extolled themselves in their sins.

Sirach 16:11
So did he with the six hundred thousand footmen, who were gathered together in the hardness of their heart: and if one had been stiffnecked, it is a wonder if he had escaped unpunished:

Sirach 16:13
According as his mercy is, so his correction judgeth a man according to his works.

Sirach 16:14
The sinner shall not escape in his rapines, and the patience of him that sheweth mercy shall not be put off.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 16:11
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