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Wisdom of Ben Sira 48:10-12
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 48:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 It is written that you are destined at the appointed time
to allay the wrath of God before it erupts in fury,
to turn the hearts of parents back to their children
and to restore the tribes of Jacob.
11 Blessed is he who will see you
and those who have fallen asleep in love,
for we also shall certainly live.[a]
12 After Elijah had been enveloped in a whirlwind,
Elisha was filled with his spirit.
[He wrought twice as many signs,
and marvels by the utterance of his mouth.][b]
Throughout his lifetime no ruler ever caused him to tremble,
nor was anyone able to intimidate him in the slightest.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 48:11 Text is uncertain. In our arrangement, the author states that those who will see Elijah when he returns, as well as those who have fallen asleep in love, will live forever. The defective Hebrew text alludes only to Elijah’s disappearance (2 Ki 2:10).
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 48:12 Hebrew; lacking in Greek.
