Ben Sira 47:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 He played with lions as though they were young goats,
and with bears, like lambs of the flock.(A)
4 As a youth he struck down the giant
and wiped out the people’s disgrace;
His hand let fly the slingstone
that shattered the pride of Goliath.(B)
5 For he had called upon the Most High God,
who gave strength to his right arm
To defeat the skilled warrior
and establish the might of his people.
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