hou in thy youth and, as a flood, filled with
understanding!

Sir 47:15
Thy soul covered the whole earth, and thou filledst it with
dark parables.

Sir 47:16
Thy name went far unto the islands; and for thy peace thou
wast beloved.

Sir 47:17
The countries marvelled at thee for thy songs, and proverbs,
and parables, and interpretations.

Sir 47:18
By the name of the Lord God, which is called the Lord God of
Israel, thou didst gather gold as tin and didst multiply silver
as lead.

Sir 47:19
Thou didst bow thy loins unto women, and by thy body thou
wast brought into subjection.

Sir 47:20
Thou didst stain thy honour, and pollute thy seed: so that
thou broughtest wrath upon thy children, and wast grieved for
thy folly.

Sir 47:21
So the kingdom was divided, and out of Ephraim ruled a rebellious
kingdom.

Sir 47:22
But the Lord will never leave off his mercy, neither shall
any of his works perish, neither will he abolish the posterity
of his elect, and the seed of him that loveth him he will not
take away: wherefore he gave a remnant unto Jacob, and out of
him a root unto David.

Sir 47:23
Thus rested Solomon with his fathers, and of his seed he left
behind him Roboam, even the foolishness of the people, and one
that had no understanding, who turned away the people through
his counsel. There was also Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who
caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin:

Sir 47:24
And their sins were multiplied exceedingly, that they were
driven out of the land.

Sir 47:25
For they sought out all wickedness, till the vengeance came
upon them.

Sir 48:1
Then stood up Elias the prophet as fire, and his word burned
like a lamp.

Sir 48:2
He brought a sore famine upon them, and by his zeal he diminished
their number.

Sir 48:3
By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and also three
times brought down fire.

Sir 48:4
O Elias, how wast thou honoured in thy wondrous deeds! and
who may glory like unto thee!

Sir 48:5
Who didst raise up a dead man from death, and his soul from
the place of the dead, by the word of the most High:

Sir 48:6
Who broughtest kings to destruction, and honorable men from
their bed:

Sir 48:7
Who heardest the rebuke of the Lord in Sinai, and in Horeb the
judgment of vengeance:

Sir 48:8
Who annointedst kings to take revenge, and prophets to succeed
after him:

Sir 48:9
Who was taken up in a whirlwind of fire, and in a chariot of
fiery