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He also referred to Job,
    who always persevered in the path of justice.
10 May the bones of the Twelve Prophets
    send forth new life from where they lie,
for they gave new strength to the people of Jacob
    and saved them with confident hope.

The Pioneers of the Jewish Restoration[a]

11 How can we find suitable words to praise Zerubbabel,
    who was like a signet ring on the right hand?

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Footnotes

  1. Wisdom of Ben Sira 49:11 We are at the morrow of the Exile; the restoration was long and difficult. In these times when Judaism was born, a few names emerge.