Sirach 49:2-4

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

²He did what was right by reforming the people,
and removing the wicked abominations.
³He kept his heart fixed on the Lord;
in lawless times he made godliness prevail.

⁴Except for David and Hezekiah and Josiah,
all of them were great sinners,
for they abandoned the law of the Most High;
the kings of Judah came to an end.

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