Ben Sira 49:16

16 Shem and Seth were in great honor among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in the creation.

Ben Sira 49:16 In-Context

14 But upon the earth was no man created like Enoch, for he was taken from the earth.

15 Neither was there a man born like unto Joseph, a governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded by the Lord.

16 Shem and Seth were in great honor among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in the creation.