44:1 Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers in their
generations.
44:2 The Lord apportioned to them great glory, his majesty from
the beginning.
44:3 There were those who ruled in their kingdoms, and were men
renowned for their power, giving counsel by their understanding,
and proclaiming prophecies;
44:4 leaders of the people in their deliberations and in
understanding of learning for the people, wise in their words of
instruction;
44:5 those who composed musical tunes, and set forth verses in
writing;
44:6 rich men furnished with resources, living peaceably in their
habitations --
44:7 all these were honored in their generations, and were the
glory of their times.
44:8 There are some of them who have left a name, so that men
declare their praise.
44:9 And there are some who have no memorial, who have perished
as though they had not lived; they have become as though they had
not been born, and so have their children after them.
44:10 But these were men of mercy, whose righteous deeds have not
been forgotten;
44:11 their prosperity will remain with their descendants, and
their inheritance to their children's children.
44:12 Their descendants stand by the covenants; their children
also, for their sake.
44:13 Their posterity will continue for ever, and their glory
will not be blotted out.
44:14 Their bodies were buried in peace, and their name lives to
all generations.
44:15 Peoples will declare their wisdom, and the congregation
proclaims their praise.