As in his life he did wonders, so in death his deeds were marvelous: Good News Translation neatly combines these two lines. The two nouns, wonders and deeds, become a noun and adjective, “amazing miracles.”

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Sirach. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.