Sirach 48:11-13

Common English Bible

¹¹ Happy are those who saw you
    and who have fallen asleep^[a]
    in your love,
    for we will surely live as well.

¹² Elijah was covered by the whirlwind,
    and Elisha was filled with his spirit.^[b]
In his time, he didn’t tremble
before any ruler,
    and no one oppressed him.
¹³ Nothing was too great for him,
    and in death his body prophesied.^[c]