44 ¹ Let us now praise famous men,
and our fathers in their generations.
44 ² The Lord apportioned to them great glory,
his majesty from the beginning.
44 ³ There were those who ruled in their kingdoms,
and were men renowned for their power,
giving counsel by their understanding,
and proclaiming prophecies;
44 ⁴ leaders of the people in their deliberations
and in understanding of learning for the people,
wise in their words of instruction;
44 ⁵ those who composed musical tunes,
and set forth verses in writing;
44 ⁶ rich men furnished with resources,
living peaceably in their habitations -
44 ⁷ all these were honoured in their generations,
and were the glory of their times.
44 ⁸ There are some of them who have left a name,
so that men declare their praise.
44 ⁹ And there are some who have no memorial,
who have perished as though they had not lived;
they have become as though they had not been born,
and so have their children after them.
44 ¹⁰ But these were men of mercy,
whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten;
44 ¹¹ their prosperity will remain with their descendants,
and their inheritance to their children's children.
44 ¹² Their descendants stand by the covenants;
their children also, for their sake.
44 ¹³ Their posterity will continue for ever,
and their glory will not be blotted out.
44 ¹⁴ Their bodies were buried in peace,
and their name lives to all generations.
44 ¹⁵ Peoples will declare their wisdom,
and the congregation proclaims their praise.