Sirach 44:18-20

Good News Translation

¹⁸ The Lord made an eternal covenant with him, promising that life would never again be destroyed by a flood.

Abraham

^19 (A)Abraham was the great ancestor of many nations; his reputation was faultless.^{[a] 20} He kept the Law of the Most High and made a covenant with him, a covenant marked on his body. When he was put to the test, he was found faithful.