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א  שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים, אֲשֶׁר לִשְׁלֹמֹה.

א  שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים, אֲשֶׁר לִשְׁלֹמֹה.

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The Wisdom of Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus) contains the sayings of Ben Sira, arguably the last of Israel's wise men and its first scribe, whose world was defined and dominated by Greek ideas and ideals. This Hellenistic worldview challenged the adequacy of the religion passed down to Palestinian Jews of the second century B.C.E. by their ancestors. Ben Sira's training in both Judaic and Hellenistic literary traditions prepared him to meet this challenge. He vigorously opposed any compromise of Jewish values; and his teaching bolstered the faith and confidence of his people.[http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300139945]

The Wisdom of Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus) contains the sayings of Ben Sira, arguably the last of Israel's wise men and its first scribe, whose world was defined and dominated by Greek ideas and ideals. This Hellenistic worldview challenged the adequacy of the religion passed down to Palestinian Jews of the second century B.C.E. by their ancestors. Ben Sira's training in both Judaic and Hellenistic literary traditions prepared him to meet this challenge. He vigorously opposed any compromise of Jewish values; and his teaching bolstered the faith and confidence of his people.[https://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300139945]

==Sirach Zero==

==Sirach Zero==

[17] The gift of the Lord endures for those who are godly,

[17] The gift of the Lord endures for those who are godly,

and what he approves will have lasting success.

and what he approves will have lasting success.

[18] There is a man who is rich through his diligence

[18] <u>There is a man who is rich through his diligence

and self-denial,

and self-denial,

and this is the reward allotted to him:

and this is the reward allotted to him:

until he leaves them to others and dies.

until he leaves them to others and dies.

[20] Stand by your covenant and attend to it,

[20] Stand by your covenant and attend to it,

and grow old in your work.

and grow old in your work.</u>

[21] Do not wonder at the works of a sinner,

[21] Do not wonder at the works of a sinner,