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Wisdom of Ben Sira 40:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 40:11-13
New Catholic Bible
11 All that is of the earth returns to the earth,
and all that is from the waters returns to the sea.[a]
What Passes Away and What Remains[b]
12 All bribery and injustice will be blotted out,
but good faith will stand forever.
13 That wealth whose source is wickedness will dry up like a river
and vanish as quickly as a clap of thunder during a storm.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 40:11 And all that is from the waters returns to the sea: Hebrew reads: “and what comes from above returns above” (see Eccl 12:7).
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 40:12 Side by side with so much crying injustice, there is good faith, charity, and grace. One day, order will be reestablished in everything once again, and then only authentic values will remain.
