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Wisdom of Ben Sira 49:12-14
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 49:12-14
New Catholic Bible
12 So too was Jeshua, the son of Jozadak;
in their days they rebuilt the house
and raised a temple holy to the Lord,
destined for everlasting glory.
13 Great too is the memory of Nehemiah,
who reconstructed our fallen walls,
restored our defensive structures,
and rebuilt our ruined houses.
Above Every Other Living Creature Was Adam[a]
14 No one has been[b] created on earth equal to Enoch,
for he was taken up from the earth in bodily form.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 49:14 The praise of the ancients concludes with a brief return to the age of the patriarchs and the origins; in a word, one glorifies the father of human beings. Luke will also trace Jesus’ lineage back to Adam, the father of humanity (Lk 3:28).
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 49:14 No one has been: Hebrew reads: “Few have been.”
