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Wisdom of Ben Sira 49:14-16
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 49:14-16
New Catholic Bible
Above Every Other Living Creature Was Adam[a]
14 No one has been[b] created on earth equal to Enoch,
for he was taken up from the earth in bodily form.
15 Nor has anyone ever been born who was like Joseph,
the ruler of his brothers and the foundation of his people;[c]
even his bones were cared for.
16 Shem and Seth[d] were the recipients of great honor,
but above every other living creature was Adam.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 49:14 The praise of the ancients concludes with a brief return to the age of the patriarchs and the origins; in a word, one glorifies the father of human beings. Luke will also trace Jesus’ lineage back to Adam, the father of humanity (Lk 3:28).
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 49:14 No one has been: Hebrew reads: “Few have been.”
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 49:15 The ruler . . . people: lacking in Greek.
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 49:16 Shem and Seth: Hebrew adds: “and Enosh.”
