Sirach 16:14
Good News Translation
Every righteous person will be rewarded; everyone will get what he deserves.

New Revised Standard Version
He makes room for every act of mercy; everyone receives in accordance with his or her deeds.

Contemporary English Version
He remembers every good deed and gives everyone what they deserve.

New American Bible
Whoever does good has a reward; each receives according to their deeds.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The sinner shall not escape in his rapines, and the patience of him that sheweth mercy shall not be put off.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Sirach 16:12
For mercy and wrath are with him. He is mighty to forgive, and to pour out indignation:

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

Sirach 16:15
All mercy shall make a place for every man according to the merit of his works, and according to the wisdom of his sojournment.

Sirach 16:16
Say not: I shall be hidden from God, and who shall remember me from on high?

Context
Sirach 16
13According as his mercy is, so his correction judgeth a man according to his works. 14The sinner shall not escape in his rapines, and the patience of him that sheweth mercy shall not be put off. 15All mercy shall make a place for every man according to the merit of his works, and according to the wisdom of his sojournment.…
Cross References
Sirach 16:12
For mercy and wrath are with him. He is mighty to forgive, and to pour out indignation:

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

Sirach 16:15
All mercy shall make a place for every man according to the merit of his works, and according to the wisdom of his sojournment.

Sirach 16:16
Say not: I shall be hidden from God, and who shall remember me from on high?



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 16:13
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