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Sirach 44:8-17 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

8. They left behind a name for those who were born of them, so that their praises might be described.

9. But for some of them, there is no memorial. They have passed away as if they had never existed; and they have become as if they had never been born, and their sons along with them.

10. But these were men of mercy, whose pious deeds have not failed.

11. Good things continue with their offspring.

12. Their descendents are a holy inheritance, and their offspring stand firm in the covenants.

13. And because of them, their sons remain even unto eternity. Their offspring and their glory will not be forsaken.

14. Their bodies were buried in peace, and their name lives on, from generation to generation.

15. Let the people declare their wisdom, and let the Church announce their praise.

16. Enoch pleased God, and he was transferred to Paradise, so that he might offer repentance to the nations.

17. Noah was found to be perfect and just, and so, in the time of wrath, he was made a reconciliation.

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