Ben Sira 17:26-28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
26 Turn again to the Most High and away from iniquity,
and hate intensely what he loathes.
27 [a]Who in Sheol can glorify the Most High(A)
in place of the living who offer their praise?
28 The dead can no more give praise than those who have never lived;
they who are alive and well glorify the Lord.
Footnotes
- 17:27–28 True life consists in praise of God; this is not possible in Sheol.
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