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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 44:12-16 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

12. Their descendants continue to keep the covenantand always will, because of what their ancestors did.

13. Their family line will go on for ever,and their fame will never fade.

14. Their bodies were laid to rest,but their reputations will live for ever.

15. Nations will tell about their wisdom,and God's people will praise them.

16. Enoch pleased the Lord and was taken up into heaven. He became an inspiration for repentance for all time to come.

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