Category: Sirach

Sirach 7:36 is about the importance of maintaining self-control in all aspects of life in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and maintain inner peace. 36 And whatever you do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor…

1 If you do good, know to whom you do it, and there will be thanks for your good deeds. 2 Do good to the godly man, and you will find a recompense, and if not from him, then from the Most High. 3 The Lord overthrows the thrones of rulers and enthrones the lowly…

1 There is a rebuke that is not timely, and there is a man who is wise to keep silent. 2 The anger of a king is like the growling of a lion, whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life. 3 The bee is small among flying creatures, but what it produces is the…

1 If you are a leader, command with care and great attention, for you are under scrutiny. 2 Do not be ashamed to inform the wise of the following truths, and do not hide your wisdom from those who need it. 3 Speak, you who are older, for it is your right, but speak with…

Sirach 42:15-25 is about the profound wisdom and knowledge that God has embedded in creation, urging humanity to contemplate the intricate details of the world as a means of understanding the divine and recognizing the Creator’s greatness. 15 I will now call to mind the works of the Lord, and will declare what I have…

1 Do not be jealous of the wife of your bosom, or you will teach her an evil lesson to your own hurt. 2 Give no woman power over you to trample upon your dignity. 3 Meet not with an harlot, lest thou fall into her snares. 4 Do not look intently at a virgin,…

1 He who touches pitch will be defiled, and he who has fellowship with a proud man will become like him. 2 A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter; he who finds one finds a treasure. 3 The rich man has done wrong, and yet he adds more wealth; when the poor man is wronged,…

1 My son, have you sinned? Do so no more, but ask forgiveness for your past sins. 2 Flee from sin as from a serpent, for if you approach it, it will bite you; its teeth are lion’s teeth, and can destroy human lives. 3 To do righteousness is more acceptable to the Lord than…

1 No evil will befall him who fears the Lord, but in trials such a one will be rescued again and again. 2 A wise man hates not the law, but he that is a hypocrite therein is as a ship in a storm. 3 A man of small means who fears God is better…

1 The pride of the higher realms is the clear vault of the sky, as glorious to behold as the sight of the heavens. 2 When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens. 3 By his command he sends the driving snow and speeds the lightnings of his judgment. 4…