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• The upright was pleasing to God, who loved him, and since he was living among sinners, he was taken up. (Wisdom of Solomon 4, 10)

• How far have we wandered from the truth! The light of the upright did not enlighten us nor did its sun rise for us. (Wisdom of Solomon 5, 6)

• But the upright live forever, their reward is with the Lord, and the Most High has them in his care. (Wisdom of Solomon 5, 15)

• Because of the violent, the earth was submerged by the flood, but Wisdom again saved it by piloting an upright man on a frail piece of wood. (Wisdom of Solomon 10, 4)

• Along straight paths she led the upright man who fled from his brother's anger. She showed him God's kingdom and let him know the holy angels; she made him prosperous and successful in his toil. (Wisdom of Solomon 10, 10)

• Keep your heart upright and remain resolute; do not be upset in the time of adversity. (Ecclesiasticus 2, 2)

• Just as the sinner will not escape with his booty, the patience of the upright man will not go unrewarded. (Ecclesiasticus 16, 13)

• Listening outside doors reveals a bad upbringing, the upright man would be ashamed of doing so. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 24)

• Good is the opposite of evil, and life, of death, and the sinner is the opposite of the upright. (Ecclesiasticus 33, 14)

• Many mysteries greater than these still remain, for we have only seen a fraction of his works. The Lord has created all things and to upright men he has given wisdom. (Ecclesiasticus 43, 32)

• From Jacob's descendants the Lord brought forth an upright man who won the favor of everyone and was loved by God and men - Moses. Blessed be his memory! (Ecclesiasticus 45, 1)

• The people were greatly reduced in number but they still had a ruler from the line of David. Some of them were upright people, others became sinful. (Ecclesiasticus 48, 16)