Ben Sira 41:11

11 The human body is a fleeting thing, but a virtuous name will never be blotted out.

Ben Sira 41:11 In-Context

9 If you have children, calamity will be theirs; you will beget them only for groaning. When you stumble, there is lasting joy; and when you die, a curse is your lot.

10 Whatever comes from earth returns to earth; so the ungodly go from curse to destruction.

11 The human body is a fleeting thing, but a virtuous name will never be blotted out.

12 Have regard for your name, since it will outlive you longer than a thousand hoards of gold.

13 The days of a good life are numbered, but a good name lasts forever.

Footnotes

• [a] Heb: Gk [People grieve over the death of the body, but the bad name of sinners will be blotted out]