{"collection":"Hypertext Bible","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_sir032_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_sir032_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_sir032_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/poly/sir032.htm","summary":"This is a synoptic presentation of a passage from the deuterocanonical Book of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), displaying three parallel textual traditions side by side: the English Apocrypha (likely KJV), the Greek Septuagint, and the Latin Vulgate. The passage covers two broad topics: practical wisdom for social conduct at banquets and among one's superiors, followed by maxims on piety and divine law. On the social side, it advises knowing one's place at feasts, restraining speech (especially for the young), leaving promptly, and not overreaching among great men \u2014 with vivid similes comparing well-timed music to gemstones set in gold. The second half pivots to religious wisdom: those who fear the Lord receive discipline and justice, while the hypocrite and the proud are condemned, and acting without counsel is warned against repeatedly. The distinctive feature of the text is its layout as a three-column scholarly comparison, making it a tool for textual criticism or translation study rather than devotional reading \u2014 readers can track how the Septuagint, Vulgate, and English Apocrypha diverge in phrasing, verse division, and emphasis. Anyone interested in the transmission history of Second Temple Jewish wisdom literature, the differences between biblical text traditions, or the reception of Sirach across Christian canons will find this directly useful.","tags":["Book of Acts","Greek New Testament","Polyglot Bible"],"text":null,"title":"Polyglot Bible: Sirach: Sirach 32","tradition":"Hypertext Bible","translated_text":null,"word_count":1098}