Category Archives: Sirach

1 O death, how bitter is the memory of you: to a man who has peace in his substance, 2 to a quiet man, and to him whose ways are directed properly in all things, and who still has the strength to take nourishment. 3 O death, your judgment is good to the indigent man, […]

1 You should not repeat a claim heard from the revealing of a hidden word. And then, truly, you will be without shame, and you will find favor in the sight of all men. You should not accept the reputation of someone, so that you would sin, nor should you be confounded in any of […]

1 The firmament on high is his beauty; it is the beauty of heaven in a vision of glory. 2 The sun, at its appearance, announces its journey; it is an instrument of wonder, a work of the Most High. 3 At midday, it scorches the earth. And in the presence of its heat, who […]

1 Let us praise the men of glory, and our ancestors in their generation. 2 The Lord has wrought great glory, by his own magnificence, from ancient times. 3 There are those who rule with their authority, men of great virtue, who are gifted with prudence. There are those who announce among the prophets, with […]

1 Moses was beloved by God and men. The remembrance of him is a blessing. 2 He made him like the holy ones in glory, and he magnified him by the fear of his enemies, and he appeased great portents by his words. 3 He glorified him in the sight of kings, and he gave […]

1 Joshua, the son of Nun, was valiant in warfare; he was the successor of Moses among the prophets. He was great in accord with his name, 2 very great in the saving the elect of God. He fought against the insurgent enemies, so that he might obtain the inheritance for Israel. 3 What great […]

1 After these things, Nathan the prophet arose, in the days of David. 2 And just as fat is separated from meat, so was David separated from the sons of Israel. 3 He played with lions, as if with lambs, and he acted similarly with bears, as if they were lambs of the flock, in […]

1 And the prophet Elijah arose like a fire, and his word burned like a torch. 2 He brought a famine upon them, and those who provoked him in their envy became few. For they could not bear the precepts of the Lord. 3 By the word of the Lord, he closed the heavens, and […]

1 The memory of Josiah is like a blend of fragrances composed by the work of a perfumer. 2 His remembrance will be sweet like honey in every mouth, and like music at a banquet of wine. 3 He was divinely directed for the repentance of the nation, and he took away the abominations of […]

1 Simon, the high priest, son of Onias: in his life, he propped up the house, and in his days, he strengthened the temple. 2 Even the height of the temple was established by him: the double building and the high walls of the temple. 3 In his days, waters flowed out from the wells, […]