Sirach 23:1

Greek scribe, Codex Sinaiticus, 1 Chronicles 9:27–10:11, 4th century · Public domainGreek scribe, Codex Sinaiticus, 1 Chronicles 9:27–10:11, 4th century

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Sirach 23:1 (WEB)
O Lord, Father and Master of my life, don’t abandon me to their counsel. Don’t let me fall because of them.

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Methodius of Olympus, The Banquet of the Ten Virgins I.3Discourse I
“For presently one is introduced earnestly deprecating, from henceforth, this seduction, saying, “O Lord, Father, and Governor of my life, leave me not to their counsels; give me not a proud look; let not the greediness of the belly, nor lust of the flesh, take hold of me.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. xxiii. 1, 4, 6.
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The Banquet of the Ten Virgins I.3