Sirach 47:21-23

Common English Bible

²¹         Your empire became divided,
        and a rival kingdom sprang up
        out of Ephraim.
²² But the Lord will never
abandon his mercy,
    and none of his words will perish.
        He will never wipe out
        the descendants of his chosen one,
        and never take away the descendants
        of the one who loved him.
    Therefore, he gave a remnant to Jacob
        and a root to David from his family.

²³ Solomon rested with his ancestors,
    and he left behind one of his offspring—
    Rehoboam, a foolish man among the people,^[a] one lacking understanding.
    He caused the people to rebel
    because of his policy,
        led by Jeroboam, Nebat’s son,
        who made Israel sin
        and set Ephraim on its sinful path.