44 Let us now praise famous men,
    and our fathers in their generations.
² The Lord apportioned to them^[a] great glory,
    his majesty from the beginning.
³ There were those who ruled in their kingdoms,
    and were men renowned for their power,
giving counsel by their understanding,
    and proclaiming prophecies;
⁴ leaders of the people in their deliberations
    and in understanding of learning for the people,
    wise in their words of instruction;
⁵ those who composed musical tunes,
    and set forth verses in writing;
⁶ rich men furnished with resources,
    living peaceably in their habitations—
⁷ all these were honored in their generations,
    and were the glory of their times.
⁸ There are some of them who have left a name,
    so that men declare their praise.
⁹ And there are some who have no memorial,
    who have perished as though they had not lived;
they have become as though they had not been born,
    and so have their children after them.
¹⁰ But these were men of mercy,
    whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten;
¹¹ their prosperity will remain with their descendants,
    and their inheritance to their children’s children.^[b]
12 Their descendants stand by the covenants;
    their children also, for their sake.
¹³ Their posterity will continue for ever,
    and their glory will not be blotted out.
¹⁴ Their bodies were buried in peace,
    and their name lives to all generations.

¹¹ Do not ridicule a man who is bitter in soul,
    for there is One who abases and exalts.
¹² Do not devise^[a] a lie against your brother,
    nor do the like to a friend.
¹³ Refuse to utter any lie,
    for the habit of lying serves no good.
¹⁴ Do not prattle in the assembly of the elders,
    nor repeat yourself in your prayer.

¹⁵ Do not hate toilsome labor,
    or farm work, which were created by the Most High.
¹⁶ Do not count yourself among the crowd of sinners;
    remember that wrath does not delay.
¹⁷ Humble yourself greatly,
    for the punishment of the ungodly is fire and worms.^[b]