Ecclesiasticus 49:4
And he directed his heart towards the Lord, and in the days of sinners he strengthened godliness.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et gubernavit ad Dominum cor ipsius, et in diebus peccatorum corroboravit pietatem.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Verse numbering differs here, so nothing is shown rather than the wrong verse.
Haydock's commentary
Sinners. Or "sins," when iniquity was become fashionable. He consulted no false policy, (Haydock) but boldly exerted himself in God's service, and even invited the Israelites out of his dominions to come and celebrate the passover, 2 Paralipomenon xxxiv. 6. (Calmet)
They belonged, in effect to him, as the twelve tribes were all promised to David's family, and the kingdom of Jeroboam was only a rebellion, chap. xlvii. 23. (Haydock)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.