Sirach 46:17

¹⁵By his faithfulness he was found a true prophet, and by his word he was known to be faithful in vision.

¹⁶He called upon the mighty Lord, when his enemies pressed upon him on every side, when he offered the sucking lamb.

— Sirach 46:17 —

¹⁸And he destroyed the rulers of the Tyrians, and all the princes cf the Philistines.

¹⁹And before his long sleep he made protestations in the sight of the Lord and his anointed, I have not taken any man’s goods, so much as a shoe: and no man did accuse him.