Sirach 44:17-18

Noah

17 Noah was found perfect and righteous; in a time of anger, he was selected in exchange for the ungodly. Because of him, a few survivors remained on the earth when the flood happened.
18 Eternal covenants were made with him so that all living things would not be wiped out by a flood again.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Gk lacks for the ungodly; Heb he continued the human race.
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