Wisdom of Ben Sira 48:14-16

New Catholic Bible

¹⁴ In his life he accomplished wonders,
    and in death also his deeds were marvelous.
¹⁵ Despite all this, the people did not repent,
    nor did they give up their sins
until they were carried off as captives from their land
    and scattered over all the earth.
¹⁶ The people who were left were few in number,
    under a ruler from the house of David.
Some of them did what was right,
    but others continued to sin, and to a far greater extent.