PART SIX     First:       The objections to the Book and                   they respond to them.  Second:      The references.  Third:       Other books for the author   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ First:... [اقرأ المزيد]

  CHAPTER 37   1 Every friend will say: I also am his friend: but there is a friend, that is only a friend in name. Is not this a grief even to death? 2 But a companion and a friend shall be turned to an enemy. 3 O wicked presumption, whence camest thou to cover the earth with thy malice, and deceitfulness? 4 There is a companion who rejoiceth with his friend in his joys, but in the time... [اقرأ المزيد]

CHAPTER 21   1 My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more: but for thy former sins also pray that they may be forgiven thee. 2 Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee. 3 The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of men. 4 All iniquity is like a two-edged sword, there is no remedy for the wound thereof. 5 Injuries... [اقرأ المزيد]

PART FIVE   THE BOOK OF JOSHUA OF SIRACH   CHAPTER 1   1 All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time. 2 Who hath numbered the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of the world? Who hath measured the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the depth of the abyss? 3 Who hath searched out the wisdom of God that... [اقرأ المزيد]

  CHAPTER 51  Prayer of Joshua of Sirach   (S51: 1-17) "1 A prayer of Jesus the son of Sirach. I will give glory to thee, O Lord, O King, and I will praise thee, O God my Saviour. 2 I will give glory to thy name: for thou best been a helper and protector to me. 3 And hast preserved my body from destruction, from the snare of an unjust tongue, and from the lips of them that forge lies,... [اقرأ المزيد]

  CHAPTER 46 Joshua and Caleb – the Judges and Samuel     (S46: 1-8) "1 Valiant in war was Jesus the son of Nave, who was successor of Moses among the prophets, who was great according to his name, 2 Very great for the saving the elect of God, to overthrow the enemies that rose up against them, that he might get the inheritance for Israel. 3 How great glory did he gain when he... [اقرأ المزيد]

  CHAPTER 41                  The Death   (S41: 1-7) "1 O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions! 2 To a man that is at rest, and whose ways are prosperous in all things, and that is yet able to take meat! 3 O death, thy sentence is welcome to the man that is... [اقرأ المزيد]

  CHAPTER 36 Prayer for the Salvation of Israel   (S36: 1-9) "1 Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew us the light of thy mercies: 2 And send thy fear upon the nations, that have not sought after thee: that they may know that there is no God beside thee, and that they may shew forth thy wonders. 3 Lift up thy hand over the strange nations, that they may see thy power... [اقرأ المزيد]

  CHAPTER 30 Upbringing of the Children (S30: 1-13) "1 He that loveth his son, frequently chastiseth him, that he may rejoice in his latter end, and not grope after the doors of his neighbours. 2 He that instructeth his son shall be praised in him, and shall glory in him in the midst of them of his household. 3 He that teacheth his son, maketh his enemy jealous, and in the midst of his friends... [اقرأ المزيد]

  CHAPTER 23  The Prayer (S23: 1-6) "1 O Lord, father, and sovereign ruler of my life, leave me not to their counsel: nor suffer me to fall by them. 2 Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over my heart, that they spare me not in their ignorances, and that their sine may not appear: 3 Lest my ignorances increase, and my offences be multiplied, and my sine... [اقرأ المزيد]

  CHAPTER 17   The Creation of Human Beings (S17: 1-12) "God created man of the earth, and made him after his own image.  And he turned him into it again, and clothed him with strength according to himself.  He gave him the number of his days and time, and gave him power over all things that are upon the earth.  He put the fear of him upon all flesh, and he had dominion... [اقرأ المزيد]

  CHAPTER 12   The Charities   (S12: 1-7) "If thou do good, know to whom thou dost it, and there shall be much thanks for thy good deeds.  Do good to the just, and thou shalt find great recompense: and if not of him, assuredly of the Lord.  For there is no good for him that is always occupied in evil, and that giveth no alms: for the Highest hateth sinners, and hath mercy... [اقرأ المزيد]

CHAPTER 8   The Caution and the Prudence   (S8: 1-5) "Strive not with a powerful man, lest thou fall into his hands.  Contend not with a rich man, lest he bring an action against thee.  For gold and silver hath destroyed many, and hath reached even to the heart of kings, and perverted them. Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire. Communicate... [اقرأ المزيد]

    CHAPTER 3   Honor your Father and your Mother   (S3: 1-18) “1 The sons of wisdom are the church of the just: and their generation, obedience and love. 2 Children, hear the judgment of your father, and so do that you may be saved. 3 For God hath made the father honourable to the children: and seeking the judgment of the mothers, hath confirmed it upon the children. 4 He... [اقرأ المزيد]

PART FOUR   Reflections in the Book of Joshua of Sirach   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++     CHAPTER 1   Fear of God (S1: 1) “All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time.”Reflecting in this verse, Jesus with all strength as the wisdom of God, and no human be given the wisdom, only through the wisdom of God, as did... [اقرأ المزيد]

PART TWO     First:    When the Book in our Coptic Orthodox Church is            read?  Second:   Joshua of Sirach’s doctrine of wisdom.  Third:    Sections of the Book of Joshua of Sirach   Fourth:   the place of the Book in the Holy Bible.  Fifth:    The... [اقرأ المزيد]

  The Book of   JOSHUA OF SIRACH     Book nine         Submission and Review by:        Bishop Moussa (General Archbishop)     Submission and Review by:        Archbishop                                   ... [اقرأ المزيد]