Sirach 47:19–25

¹⁹You bowed your loins to women, and in your body you were brought into subjection.↗

²⁰You blemished your honor, and defiled your offspring, to bring wrath upon your children. I was grieved for your folly,↗

²¹because the sovereignty was divided, and a disobedient kingdom ruled out of Ephraim.↗

²²But the Lord will never forsake his mercy. He won’t destroy any of his works, nor blot out the posterity of his elect. He won’t take away the offspring of him who loved him. He gave a remnant to Jacob, and to David a root from his own family.↗

²³So Solomon rested with his fathers. Of his offspring, he left behind him Rehoboam, the foolishness of the people, and one who lacked understanding, who made the people revolt by his counsel. Also Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, and gave a way of sin to Ephraim.↗

²⁴Their sins were multiplied exceedingly, until they were removed from their land.↗

²⁵For they sought out all manner of wickedness, until vengeance came upon them.↗