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Wisdom of Ben Sira 41:10-12
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 41:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 All that comes from the earth returns to the earth;
so too the wicked go from malediction to destruction.
11 Men grieve over their bodies,
but the bad name of sinners will be blotted out.[a]
A Good Name Lasts Forever[b]
12 Have regard for your name, for it will outlive you
far longer than a thousand hoards of gold.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 41:11 Men grieve . . . blotted out: Hebrew reads: “The human body is a fleeting thing, / but a virtuous man will never be annihilated.”
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 41:12 For the author who has many questions about reputation and honor, the survival of a name is not something indifferent.
