Deuterocanon & Apocrypha · 51 chapters

Sirach

Also called Ecclesiasticus or the Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach. Practical teachings on speech, friendship, family, generosity and worship lead into a celebration of Israel's ancestors.

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Part of the Catholic and many Orthodox Old Testaments. Usually placed in the Apocrypha or omitted in Protestant editions.

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World English Bible (WEB), Deuterocanon/Apocrypha. Public-domain text from eBible.org. This collection brings together works received differently by different churches; inclusion here does not assign them all the same canonical status. Source verse numbering is retained, including gaps where the source has no text.

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