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.^[a]
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.
¹⁵ Peoples will declare their wisdom,
    and the congregation proclaims their praise.