The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach — Ecclesiasticus

chapter 36


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verse #1

Have mercy upon us, O Lord the God of all, and look at us with favor;


verse #2

and send your fear upon all the nations.


verse #3

Lift up your hand against the foreign nations and let them see your mighty power.


verse #4

As you showed your holiness in us before them, so be magnified in them before us.


verse #5

Let them know you, as we also have known you, that there is no God but only you, O God.


verse #6

Show new signs, and work various wonders. Glorify your hand and your right arm.


verse #7

Raise up indignation and pour out wrath. Take away the adversary and destroy the enemy.


verse #8

Hasten the time and remember your oath. Let them declare your mighty works.


verse #9

Let him who escapes be devoured by raging fire. May those who harm your people find destruction.


verse #10

Crush the heads of the rulers of the enemies who say, “There is no one but ourselves.”


verse #11

Gather all the tribes of Jacob together, and take them for your inheritance, as from the beginning.


verse #12

O Lord, have mercy upon the people that is called by your name, and upon Israel, whom you likened to a firstborn.


verse #13

Have compassion upon the city of your sanctuary, Jerusalem, the place of your rest.


verse #14

Fill Zion. Exalt your oracles and fill your people with your glory.


verse #15

Give testimony to those who were your creatures in the beginning, and fulfill the prophecies that have been spoken in your name.


verse #16

Reward those who wait for you, and men will put their trust in your prophets.


verse #17

Listen, O Lord, to the prayer of your servants, according to the blessing of Aaron concerning your people; and all those who are on the earth will know that you are the Lord, the eternal God.


verse #18

The belly will eat any food, but one food is better than another.


verse #19

The mouth tastes meats taken in hunting, so does an understanding heart detect false speech.


verse #20

A contrary heart will cause heaviness. A man of experience will pay him back.


verse #21

A woman will receive any man, but one daughter is better than another.


verse #22

The beauty of a woman cheers the countenance. A man desires nothing more.


verse #23

If kindness and humility are on her tongue, her husband is not like other sons of men.


verse #24

He who gets a wife gets his richest treasure, a help meet for him and a pillar of support.


verse #25

Where no hedge is, the property will be plundered. He who has no wife will mourn as he wanders.


verse #26

For who would trust a nimble robber who skips from city to city? Even so, who would trust a man who has no nest, and lodges wherever he finds himself at nightfall?

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