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Wisdom of Ben Sira 17:27-29
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 17:27-29
New Catholic Bible
27 [a]Who will glorify the Most High in the netherworld
in place of the living who give praise?
28 The dead cannot offer praise anymore than those who have never lived;
only those who are alive and well sing the Lord’s praises.
29 How great is the mercy of the Lord
and the forgiveness he offers to those who return to him!
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 17:27 One reason for repentance is that in the netherworld there is no loving contact with God (see Pss 6:5; 30:9; 115:17f; Isa 38:18f; Bar 2:17). By repentance human beings come alive and sing the Lord’s praises.
