Sirach 45:25–26

²⁵Just as a covenant was established with David

son of Jesse of the tribe of Judah,

that the king’s heritage passes only from son to son,

so the heritage of Aaron is for his descendants alone.^*

²⁶And now bless the Lord

who has crowned you with glory.^k

May the Lord^l grant you wisdom of mind

to judge his people with justice,

so that their prosperity may not vanish

and that their glory may endure through all their generations.