Sirach 39:15-17

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁵ If he continue, he shall leave a name above a thousand: and if he rest, it shall be to his advantage.

¹⁶ I will yet meditate that I may declare: for I am filled as with a holy transport.

¹⁷ By a voice he saith: Hear me, ye divine offspring, and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters.