Sirach

All wisdom comes from the Lord God, and has been with him always, and exists before all ag…

My son, if you come to serve God, stand firm in justice and in fear, and prepare your soul…

The sons of wisdom are the assembly of the righteous, and their offspring are obedience an…

My son, do not defraud the poor of alms, and do not turn your eyes away from the destitute…

Do not set your heart on ill-gotten possessions, and do not say, 'I have enough for my lif…

Do not become an enemy to your neighbor instead of a friend, for a bad name inherits repro…

Do no evil, and evil will not overtake you.…

Do not contend with a powerful man, lest you fall into his hands.…

Do not be jealous of the wife of your bosom, lest she learn from you a lesson of malice ag…

A wise judge will govern his people well, and the rule of a discerning man will be stable.…

The wisdom of a humble man will lift up his head, and will cause him to sit among the grea…

If you do good, know to whom you do it, and your good deeds will bring much gratitude.…

Whoever touches pitch will be defiled by it, and whoever associates with the proud will pu…

Blessed is the man who has not slipped with a word from his mouth, and is not stung by the…

Whoever fears God will do good, and whoever holds fast to righteousness will lay hold of h…

Do not rejoice in ungodly children, though they multiply; do not take pleasure in them if …

God created the human being from the earth, and made him according to his own image.…

He who lives forever created all things together. God alone shall be justified.…

A worker given to drunkenness will not grow rich, and whoever despises small things will f…

There is a rebuke that is untimely, and there is the one who keeps silent -- he is the pru…

My son, have you sinned? Do not do so again; but also pray concerning your former sins, th…

The lazy person is pelted with a stone of dung, and everyone will speak of his disgrace.…

O Lord, Father and Master of my life, do not abandon me to their designs; do not let me fa…

Wisdom will praise her own soul, and she will be honored in God, and she will glory in the…

In three things my spirit takes delight, which are approved before God and before men.…

Blessed is the husband of a good wife, for the number of his years will be doubled.…

For the sake of profit many have sinned, and whoever seeks to become rich turns away his e…

Whoever seeks vengeance will find vengeance from the Lord, and the Lord will keep a strict…

Whoever shows mercy lends to his neighbor, and whoever has strength of hand keeps the comm…

Whoever loves his son applies the rod to him continually, so that he may rejoice in the en…

Sleepless worry over wealth wastes the flesh, and anxiety about it drives away sleep.…

Have they made you master of the feast? Do not exalt yourself. Be among them as one of the…

To the one who fears God, no evil will come; but in temptation, God will preserve him and …

Vain hope and falsehood belong to the senseless person, and dreams lift up fools.…

Whoever keeps the Law multiplies offerings.…

Have mercy on us, O God of all, and look upon us, and show us the light of your compassion…

Every friend says, 'I too have forged a friendship,' but some are friends in name only.…

Honor the physician for his service, for the Most High created him.…

The wise man seeks the wisdom of all the ancients, and devotes himself to the prophets.…

A heavy burden is laid upon all mankind, and a weighty yoke is on the children of Adam, fr…

O death, how bitter is the thought of you to a man at peace amid his possessions.…

Do not repeat what you hear revealed in confidence, and you will truly be without shame, a…

The beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars -- a shining ornament in the heights of the L…

Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers in their generations.…

Beloved of God and men was Moses, whose memory is a blessing.…

Mighty in war was Joshua son of Nun, the successor of Moses in the prophetic office, who w…

After him arose Nathan the prophet in the days of David.…

Then Elijah the prophet arose like fire, and his word burned like a torch.…

The memory of Josiah is like the blending of incense prepared by the art of the perfumer.…

Simon son of Onias, the great priest, who in his lifetime repaired the house of God and in…

I will give thanks to you, Lord and King, and I will praise you, God my Savior.…