Sirach 47:22-24

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²² Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled,

²³ That thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided, and out of Ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule.

²⁴ But God will not leave off his mercy, and he will not destroy, nor abolish his own works, neither will he out up by the roots the offspring of his elect: and he will not utterly take away the seed of him that loveth the Lord.