The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus 49

1The memorial of Josiah is like the composition of incense 2He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, 3He set his heart right toward the Lord; 4Except David and Hezekiah and Josiah, 5For they gave their power to others, Gr. horn. 6They set on fire the chosen city of the sanctuary, as it was written by the hand of Jeremiah. 7For they entreated him evil; And in like manner to build and to plant. 8It was Ezekiel who saw the vision of glory, God showed him upon the chariot of the cherubim. 9For verily he remembered the enemies in storm, Gr. rain. 10Also of the twelve prophets The remainder of this line is omitted by the best authorities. 11How shall we magnify Zerubbabel? 12So was Jesus the son of Josedek: people holy to the Lord, Some ancient authorities read temple. 13Also of Nehemiah the memorial is great; 14No man was created upon the earth such as was Enoch; 15Neither was there a man born like to Joseph, 16Shem and Seth were glorified among men;