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24 May he grant us his mercy,
    and may he rescue us in our lifetime.[a]

Epilogue

25 My spirit takes offense at two nations,
    and the third is not even a nation:
26     those who settled on Samaria’s hills,[b]
        the Philistines,
        and the foolish people
        who dwell in Shechem.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 50:24 Heb in 50:24 May his kindness to Simon endure, and may he fulfill the covenant of Phineas, so that it won’t be cut off from him or his descendants as long as the heavens last.
  2. Sirach 50:26 Heb the ones settling in Seir

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