Ben Sira 49:16

16 Sem and Seth were in great honour among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in 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 young man born like Joseph, a governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded of the Lord.

16 Sem and Seth were in great honour among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in creation.