Their bodies are buried in peace; but their name liveth for evermore.

This line is from the Jewish/Christian wisdom tradition, appearing in the deuterocanonical book commonly called Ecclesiasticus or Sirach. It occurs in a section (Sirach 44) often titled “Praise of Famous Men,” which commemorates exemplary figures of the past and reflects on how communities remember the righteous. In liturgical and memorial settings—especially funerals and commemorations—the verse has been used to express the idea that death ends bodily life but not the enduring reputation of those who lived honorably. Because Sirach is included in Catholic and Orthodox canons (and in the Apocrypha for many Protestants), the wording is most familiar through older English Bible translations.

The sentence contrasts physical mortality with the durability of moral legacy. “Buried in peace” suggests a completed life and a settled rest, while “their name” stands for character, deeds, and the communal memory that preserves them. The claim is not that individuals become immortal in a literal sense, but that exemplary lives generate a kind of social immortality: later generations continue to speak of them, imitate them, and measure themselves against their standards. In the broader “Praise of Famous Men” context, the line functions as a warrant for remembrance—an argument that honoring the virtuous is itself a moral act because it keeps wisdom and goodness alive within a community.