Ben Sira 47:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Like the choice fat of sacred offerings,
so was David in Israel.(A)
3 He played with lions as though they were young goats,
and with bears, like lambs of the flock.(B)
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.(C)
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