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Apocrypha

Ecclesiasticus

51 chapters, titled "Sirach" in the source edition

About this book

A long collection of practical wisdom and moral instruction covering speech, friendship, money, family, work, humility and the fear of the Lord, closing with praise of notable figures from Israel's history.

Why read this

It is the longest work in this collection and among the most immediately readable. Much of it is concrete advice about ordinary life, and it gives an unusually direct view of what a Jewish teacher in Jerusalem thought worth passing on.

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