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Sirach
Sign in to saveAlso known as Wisdom of Sirach, Ecclesiasticus, Book of Ben Sira, Wisdom of Jesus, Book of Sirach, Wisdom of Jesus ben Sira, Book of Jesus ben Sira, Siracides
Jewish wisdom text from the early 2nd century BCE, part of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox biblican canons
Sirach is an ancient Jewish wisdom book written around the 2nd century BCE that offers practical advice on how to live a good life, similar in style to the biblical book of Proverbs. It is considered scripture in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian traditions, though not in most Protestant or Jewish canons.
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