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he makes the outpouring at the harvest. Concerning him who goes to the bee, And learn how industrious she is. Concerning, How long, sluggard, will you lie down? A little you sleep, a little you sit. Because of this your destruction comes suddenly. Concerning keeping a father's laws; That a commandment is a lamp and a light and a way of life. Concerning, Will a man put fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? or will he walk on coals of fire, and his feet not be burned? He who goes in to a married woman will not be held guiltless. Concerning, It is not a wonder if someone is caught stealing; for he steals to fill his hungry soul; but the adulterer, through lack of sense, will destroy his soul. Concerning, Honor God, and you will be strong, and keep my commandments, and write them on the tablet of your heart, that they may keep you from a strange woman and a harlot. Concerning proclaiming wisdom, that she is on the high places, that she is more precious than silver, and more genuine than tested gold, and that, The fear of the Lord hates injustice. Concerning, The Lord created me as the beginning of his ways for his works. Concerning, that Wisdom has built her house. Concerning, Reprove a wise man, and he will love you. If you become wise, you will be so for yourself, and for your neighbors; but if you turn out evil, you alone will draw up the evils. That a foolish and bold woman becomes destitute of a morsel. Poverty humbles a man; but an instructed son will be wise. The memory of the righteous is with praises. He who walks simply, walks confidently. He who brings forth wisdom from his lips, strikes a heartless man with a rod. Instruction guards the ways of life; but righteous lips cover enmity. A fool does evil things; but the mouth of a righteous man drips 56.375 wisdom. Against idolaters, having made idols of gold and silver, or stones, or wood. That there is salvation through wood for those who believe. The things concerning idol-makers, or one who paints idols. Concerning all the evils in idolatry. Concerning impious worship, and all the evils in it. Concerning the potter, and ceramic idols. Concerning all the idols of the worship of the nations. Concerning the most hateful animals, snakes, cats, and the like. That God benefited Israel with quail instead of frogs. Synopsis of Sirach. Concerning the fear of God, concerning not being angry, concerning the need to approach God without hypocrisy, concerning temptations and patience, concerning honor toward parents, concerning fairness, concerning the need not to seek things deeper than what is commanded, concerning almsgiving and protection of orphans. Concerning wisdom, concerning harmful and beneficial shame; and here he says many things about the harmful kind. Concerning the need not to be given over to the desire for money, nor to think one can sin with impunity, even if we do not give the punishment immediately; for God is long-suffering; but it is necessary to propitiate him. Concerning babbling, concerning pride, concerning testing of friends, concerning instruction, concerning beneficial hearing. Concerning not sinning, not lying, not babbling, not repeating a word in prayer; that is, in what you promise to God, do not postpone. Concerning a wife, concerning household servants, concerning cattle, concerning children, concerning a father, concerning reverence toward God, concerning honor to priests, concerning visiting those who are afflicted. Concerning not fighting, not reproaching, not overlooking the narratives of wise old men. Concerning self-control, concerning friendship, concerning not envying sinners. Concerning a wise and a foolish judge, concerning pride, concerning fairness, concerning not finding fault without judgment and without examination. Concerning guarding against the wicked. Concerning the service of the rich, which they receive from many, and concerning the greed of some of them. Concerning stingy people, whom they call woodworms, those who do not share with others. Concerning the acquisition of wisdom, concerning free will. Concerning being childless, or having wicked children. That nothing escapes God's notice. Concerning the creations, concerning the formation of man, and the honor with which he was honored. Concerning the giving of the law, concerning almsgiving and repentance, concerning not being dissolute. Concerning the keeping of mysteries, concerning foolish shame

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τῷ ἀμητῷ ποιεῖται τὴν παράχυσιν. Περὶ τοῦ πορεύοντος πρὸς τὴν μέλισσαν, Καὶ μάθε ὡς ἐργάτις ἐστί. Περὶ τοῦ, Ἕως πότε, ὀκνηρὲ, κατάκεισαι; Ὀλίγον μὲν ὑπνοῖς, ὀλίγον δὲ κάθησαι. ∆ιὰ τοῦτο ἐξαπίνης ἔρχεται ἡ ἀπώλειά σου. Περὶ φυλακῆς νόμων πατρός· Ὅτι λύχνος ἐντολῶν καὶ φῶς ἐστι καὶ ζωῆς ὁδός. Περὶ τοῦ, Ἀποθέσει τις πῦρ ἐν κόλπῳ, τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ οὐ κατακαύσει; ἢ περιπατήσει ἐπ' ἀνθράκων πυρὸς, τοὺς δὲ πόδας οὐ κατακαύσει οὗτος; Ὁ εἰσελθὼν εἰς γυναῖκα ὕπανδρον οὐκ ἀθωωθήσεται. Περὶ τοῦ, Οὐ θαυμαστὸν ἐὰν κλέπτων ἁλῷ τις· κλέπτει γὰρ ἵνα ἐμπλήσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ πεινῶσαν· ὁ δὲ μοιχὸς δι' ἔνδειαν φρενῶν ἀπολεῖ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ. Περὶ τοῦ, Τίμα τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ ἰσχύσεις, καὶ φύλασσε ἐμὰς ἐντολὰς, καὶ ἐπίγραψον αὐτὰς ἐπὶ τὸ πλάτος τῆς καρδίας σου, ἵνα τηρήσωσί σε ἀπὸ γυναικὸς ἀλλοτρίας καὶ πόρνης. Περὶ τοῦ κηρῦξαί σε σοφίαν, ὅτι ἐπ' ἄκρων τῶν ὑψηλῶν ἐστιν, ὅτι τιμιωτέρα ἐστὶν ἀργυρίου, καὶ γνησιωτέρα ὑπὲρ χρυσίον δεδοκιμασμένον, καὶ ὅτι, Φόβος Κυρίου μισεῖ ἀδικίαν. Περὶ τοῦ, Κύριος ἔκτισέ με ἀρχὴν ὁδῶν αὐτοῦ εἰς ἔργα αὐτοῦ. Περὶ τοῦ, ὅτι Ἡ σοφία ᾠκοδόμησε ἑαυτῇ οἶκον. Περὶ τοῦ, Ἔλεγχε σοφὸν, καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε. Ἐὰν σοφὸς γένῃ, σεαυτῷ ἔσῃ, καὶ τοῖς πλησίον σου· ἐὰν δὲ κακὸς ἀποβῇς, μόνος ἀντλήσεις τὰ κακά. Ὅτι γυνὴ ἄφρων καὶ θρασεῖα, ἐνδεὴς ψωμοῦ γίνεται. Πενία ἄνδρα ταπεινοῖ· υἱὸς δὲ πεπαιδευμένος σοφὸς ἔσται. Μνήμη δικαίου μετ' ἐγκωμίων. Ὃς πορεύεται ἁπλῶς, πορεύεται πεποιθώς. Ὃς ἐκ χειλέων προφέρει σοφίαν, ῥάβδῳ τύπτει ἄνδρα ἀκάρδιον. Ὁδοὺς ζωῆς φυλάσσει παιδεία· καλύπτουσι δὲ ἔχθραν χείλη δίκαια. Ἄφρων πράσσει κακά· στόμα δὲ δικαίου ἀποστά 56.375 ζει σοφίαν. Κατὰ εἰδωλολατρῶν, ἐκ χρυσοῦ καὶ ἀργύρου, ἢ λίθων, ἢ ξύλων εἰδώλων (λ. εἴδωλα) κατασκευασαμένων. Ὅτι ἐστὶ σωτηρία διὰ ξύλου τοῖς πιστεύουσι. Τὰ περὶ εἰδωλοποιῶν, ἢ ζωγραφοῦντος εἴδωλα. Περὶ πάντων τῶν κακῶν τῶν ἐν εἰδωλολατρείᾳ. Περὶ ἀσεβοῦς θρησκείας, καὶ ὅσα ἐν αὐτῇ κακά. Περὶ τοῦ κεραμέως, καὶ τῶν κεραμικῶν εἰδώλων. Περὶ πάντων τῶν εἰδώλων τῆς τῶν ἐθνῶν λατρείας. Περὶ τῶν ἐχθίστων ζώων, ὄφεων, αἰλούρων, καὶ τῶν ὁμοίων. Ὅτι εὐηργέτησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἀντὶ βατράχων ὀρτυγομήτραν. Σύνοψις τοῦ Σιράχ. Περὶ φόβου Θεοῦ, περὶ τοῦ μὴ θυμοῦσθαι, περὶ τοῦ δεῖν χωρὶς ὑποκρίσεως προσιέναι Θεῷ, περὶ πειρασμῶν καὶ ὑπομονῆς, περὶ τιμῆς τῆς εἰς τοὺς γονεῖς, περὶ ἐπιεικείας, περὶ τοῦ μὴ δεῖν ζητεῖν βαθύτερα τῶν προστεταγμένων, περὶ ἐλεημοσύνης καὶ ὀρφανῶν προστασίας. Περὶ σοφίας, περὶ αἰσχύνης βλαβερᾶς καὶ ἐπωφελοῦς· πολλὰ δὲ περὶ τῆς βλαβερᾶς ἐνταῦθα λέγει. Περὶ τοῦ μὴ δεῖν δεδόσθαι τῷ πόθῳ τῶν χρημάτων, μηδὲ οἴεσθαι ἀτιμωρητὶ ἁμαρτάνειν, κἂν παραυτίκα μὴ δῶμεν τὴν τιμωρίαν· μακρόθυμος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ Θεός· δεῖν δὲ ἐξιλάσασθαι αὐτόν. Περὶ φλυαρίας, περὶ ὑπερηφανίας, περὶ φίλων δοκιμασίας, περὶ παιδείας, περὶ ἀκροάσεως ἐπωφελοῦς. Περὶ τοῦ μὴ ἁμαρτάνειν, μὴ ψεύδεσθαι, μὴ φλυαρεῖν, μὴ δευτεροῦν λόγον ἐν προσευχῇ· τουτέστιν, ἐν οἷς ἂν ὑπόσχῃ Θεῷ, μὴ ὑπέρθῃ. Περὶ γυναικὸς, περὶ οἰκετῶν, περὶ κτηνῶν, περὶ τέκνων, περὶ πατρὸς, περὶ τῆς κατὰ Θεὸν εὐλαβείας, περὶ τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἱερεῖς τιμῆς, περὶ τῆς εἰς τοὺς κακουμένους ἐπισκέψεως. Περὶ τοῦ μὴ μάχεσθαι, μὴ ὀνειδίζειν, μὴ παρορᾷν διηγημάτων σοφῶν γερόντων. Περὶ σωφροσύνης, περὶ φιλίας, περὶ τοῦ μὴ ζηλοῦν ἁμαρτωλούς. Περὶ κριτοῦ συνετοῦ καὶ ἄφρονος, περὶ ὑπερηφανίας, περὶ ἐπιεικείας, περὶ τοῦ μὴ ἀκρίτως καὶ ἀνεξετάστως μέμφεσθαι. Περὶ τοῦ φυλάττεσθαι τοὺς πονηρούς. Περὶ τῆς τῶν πλουσίων θεραπείας, ἧς παρὰ πολλῶν τυγχάνουσι, καὶ περὶ τῆς ἐνίων αὐτῶν πλεονεξίας. Περὶ μικρολόγων, οὓς θρῖπας καλοῦσι, τοὺς μὴ μεταδιδόντας ἑτέροις. Περὶ κτήσεως σοφίας, περὶ τοῦ αὐτεξουσίου. Περὶ τοῦ ἄπαιδα εἶναι, ἢ πονηρὰ τέκνα ἔχειν. Ὅτι οὐδὲν λανθάνει τὸν Θεόν. Περὶ τῶν κτισμάτων, περὶ τῆς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου πλάσεως, καὶ τιμῆς ἧς ἐτιμήθη. Περὶ τῆς τοῦ νόμου δόσεως, περὶ ἐλεημοσύνης καὶ μετανοίας, περὶ τοῦ μὴ ἀσωτεύεσθαι. Περὶ φυλακῆς μυστηρίων, περὶ ἄφρονος αἰσχύνης