Ben Sira 44:7

7 All of these were famous in their own times, honored by the people of their day.

Ben Sira 44:7 In-Context

5 poets, and composers of music,

6 rich and powerful men living peacefully at home.

7 All of these were famous in their own times, honored by the people of their day.

8 Some of them left a reputation, and people still praise them today.

9 There are others who are not remembered, as if they had never lived, who died and were forgotten, they, and their children after them.