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.
18. As a result, there was a remnant left for the earth, when the great flood was made.
19. The covenants of the world were placed with him, so that all flesh would not be wiped away by the great flood.
20. Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and no one was found to be like him in glory. He observed the law of the Most High, and he formed a covenant with him.
21. In his flesh, he caused the covenant to stand, and when tested, he was found to be faithful.
22. Therefore, by an oath, he gave glory to him among his people, so as to increase him like the dust of the earth,