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Wisdom of Ben Sira 41:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 41:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 This is God’s sentence on all flesh,
so why do you reject the pleasure of the Most High?
Whether one’s life lasts ten years, or a hundred, or a thousand,
no questions will be asked about it in the netherworld.
Malediction Follows the Wicked[a]
5 The children of sinners are a loathsome lot,
and they frequent the homes of the ungodly.
6 The inheritance of the children of sinners is doomed to perish,
and their descendants will live in perpetual disgrace.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 41:5 In order to frighten those who turn away from God and his law, the author reiterates old conceptions: dishonor is transmitted from one generation to another as an ineradicable evil.
