but the seafarer , after thus proclaiming that all men shall die , goes on : 'therefore it is for all noble men lastworda betst ( the best memorial ) , and praise ( lof ) of the living who commemorate him after death , that ere he must go hence , he should merit and achieve on earth by heroic deeds against the malice of enemies ( feonda ) , opposing the devil , that the children of men may praise him afterwards , and his lof may live with the angels for ever and ever , the glory of eternal life , rejoicing among the hosts . '