Category Archives: Sirach

1 Son, have you sinned? You should not add further sins. Then too, for your former sins, pray so that they may be forgiven you. 2 Flee from sins, as if from the face of a serpent. For if you approach them, they will take hold of you. 3 Their teeth are like the teeth […]

1 The lazy man is pelted with a dirty stone, and all will speak about his rejection. 2 The lazy man is pelted with the dung of oxen, and all who touch him will brush off their hands. 3 An undisciplined son is the shame of his father, but an undisciplined daughter will be to […]

1 Lord, Father and Ruler of my life: may you not abandon me to their counsel, nor permit me to fall by them. 2 They would impose scourges over my thoughts and over the discipline of wisdom in my heart. And they would not spare me from their ignorances, nor would they allow their own […]

1 Wisdom will praise her own mind, and she will be honored by God, and she will be glorified in the midst of her people. 2 And she will open her mouth in the churches of the Most High, and she will be glorified in the sight of his virtue. 3 And in the midst […]

1 My spirit is pleased with three things; these are approved in the sight of God and men: 2 the harmony of brothers, and the love of neighbors, and a husband and wife agreeing well together. 3 My soul hates three kinds of things; and I am greatly distressed over their souls: 4 an arrogant […]

1 Blessed is the husband of a good wife. For the number of his years is doubled. 2 A good wife delights her husband, and she will fill up the years of his life with peace. 3 A good wife is a good portion. She will be given the portion of those who fear God, […]

1 Because of need, many have sinned. And whoever seeks to be enriched, averts his eye. 2 Like a post fixed in the middle of adjoining stones, so also will sin become wedged between selling and buying. 3 Sin will be crushed with the one who sins. 4 If you do not hold yourself steadfastly […]

1 Whoever wishes for vengeance will find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely be attentive to his sins. 2 Forgive your neighbor, if he has harmed you, and then your sins will be forgiven you when you pray. 3 A man holds on to anger against another man, and does he then seek […]

1 He shows mercy who lends to his neighbor, for he keeps the commandments by strengthening him. 2 Lend to your neighbor in his time of need, and receive it again from your neighbor in his time. 3 Keep your word, and act faithfully with him, and then you will find whatever you need in […]

1 He who loves his son will frequently chastise him, so that he may be happy in the very end, and not grope for the doors of his neighbors. 2 He who instructs his son will be praised over him and will glory in him, in the midst of his household. 3 He who teaches […]