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This OET Readers’ Version was designed to be used with the Literal Version alongside, so you won’t get the best understanding from this single viewpoint. This is still an early look into the drafted text of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check the text in advance before using in public.
Intro:30 The Prologue of the Wisdom of Yeshua the Son of Sira. (is1)
1:1 All wisdom comes from God (s1/c)
1:11 Honouring God is the beginning of wisdom (s1)
1:22 Patience and sincere devotion (s1)
2:1 Trust God through difficult times (s1/c)
3:1 Honour and care for your parents (s1/c)
3:17 Be humble and willing to learn (s1)
4:11 Wisdom guides those who seek her (s1)
4:20 Stand up for what’s right (s1)
5:1 Don’t rely on wealth or take forgiveness for granted (s1/c)
5:9 Careful speech and self-control (s1)
6:5 Choosing faithful friends (s1)
6:18 Work at gaining wisdom (s1)
7:1 Avoid wrongdoing and arrogance (s1/c)
7:18 Care for your family, friends, and servants (s1)
7:29 Honour God and care for others (s1)
8:1 Use good judgement in dealing with others (s1/c)
8:10 Avoid needless risks (s1)
9:1 Avoid sexual temptation (s1/c)
9:10 Choose your friends and advisers wisely (s1)
10:1 Good and bad rulers (s1/c)
10:6 The downfall of pride (s1)
10:19 What makes someone worthy of honour? (s1)
11:1 Don’t judge by appearances (s1/c)
11:10 Work, wealth, and trusting God (s1)
11:29 Be careful whom you welcome into your home (s1)
12:1 Be careful whom you help (s1/c)
12:8 Recognising false friends and hidden enemies (s1)
13:1 The dangers of depending on the rich (s1/c)
13:15 How the rich and the poor are treated (s1)
14:1 A clear conscience and generous living (s1/c)
14:20 The rewards of seeking wisdom (s1)
15:11 Don’t blame God for your sins (s1)
16:1 Ungodly children and God’s judgement (s1/c)
16:17 No one can hide from God (s1)
16:24 The order of God’s creation (s1)
17:1 God’s gifts and instructions to humanity (s1/c)
17:15 God sees and judges everyone’s actions (s1)
17:25 Turn back to God while you can (s1)
18:1 God’s greatness and human frailty (s1/c)
18:15 Give without insulting the receiver (s1)
18:19 Think ahead and prepare (s1)
18:30 Control your appetites (s1)
19:4 Don’t spread rumours (s1)
19:13 Check the facts before blaming someone (s1)
19:20 True wisdom and deceptive cleverness (s1)
20:1 Knowing when to speak and when to be silent (s1/c)
20:9 Gifts and gains that bring trouble (s1)
20:18 Careless words, lies, and hidden wisdom (s1)
21:1 Turn away from sin (s1/c)
21:11 The behaviour of wise and foolish people (s1)
22:1 Laziness and undisciplined children (s1/c)
22:19 Protect your friendships (s1)
22:27 A prayer for self-control (s1)
23:7 Avoid careless oaths and offensive speech (s1)
23:16 Sexual sin and its consequences (s1)
24:1 Wisdom makes her home among God’s people (s1/c)
24:23 Wisdom in God’s law (s1)
24:30 Passing wisdom on to others (s1)
25:1 Things that bring happiness and honour (s1/c)
26:28 Honour, hardship, and honest business (s1)
27:4 Words reveal a person’s character (s1)
27:16 Keep your friends’ secrets (s1)
27:22 Deceit and wrongdoing bring their own punishment (s1)
27:30 Forgive others and let go of anger (s1)
28:8 Quarrels and the damage caused by slander (s1)
29:1 Loans, generosity, and helping the poor (s1/c)
29:14 The risks of guaranteeing someone else’s debt (s1)
29:21 The value of a home of your own (s1)
30:1 Discipline your children (s1/c)
30:14 Health and happiness are better than wealth (s1)
31:1 Wealth and the temptation to do wrong (s1/c)
31:12 Good manners at meals (s1)
31:25 Be careful with wine (s1)
32:1 How to behave at a feast (s1/c)
32:14 Accept instruction and think before acting (s1)
33:7 God gives different roles to days and people (s1)
33:16 The teacher shares what he has learnt (s1)
33:20 Keep control of your own affairs (s1)
33:25 Responsibilities towards servants (s1)
34:1 Don’t put your trust in dreams (s1/c)
34:9 Experience and trusting God (s1)
34:18 Worship that pleases God (s1)
35:12 God hears the prayers of the oppressed (s1)
36:1 A prayer for Yisrael’s restoration (s1/c)
36:18 Discernment and choosing a wife (s1)
37:1 Recognising a true friend (s1/c)
37:7 Choose your advisers carefully (s1)
37:16 Wisdom that benefits others (s1)
37:27 Know your limits with food (s1)
38:1 Doctors, medicines, and prayer (s1/c)
38:16 Grieving for the dead (s1)
38:24 The work of farmers and skilled workers (s1)
39:1 The work of someone who studies God’s law (s1/c)
39:12 Praise God for the goodness of creation (s1)
40:1 The burdens of human life (s1/c)
40:12 Honesty, generosity, and life’s good things (s1)
40:28 The hardship of depending on others (s1)
41:5 The lasting value of a good name (s1)
41:14 Things to be ashamed of (s1)
42:1 Things not to be ashamed of (s1/c)
42:9 A father’s concerns about his daughter (s1)
42:15 God’s wisdom displayed in creation (s1)
43:1 The glory of the sky and the changing seasons (s1/c)
43:13 God’s power in the weather and the sea (s1)
43:27 God is greater than all our praise (s1)
44:1 Remembering the faithful ancestors (s1/c)
44:16 Hanok, Noah, and Avraham’s family (s1)
45:1 Mosheh leads God’s people (s1/c)
45:6 Aharon and the priesthood (s1)
45:23 Pinhas’ faithfulness and God’s promise (s1)
46:1 Yeshua and Kalev remain faithful (s1/c)
46:11 The judges and Shmuel (s1)
47:1 David’s victories and worship (s1/c)
47:12 From Shelomoh’s wisdom to a divided kingdom (s1)
48:1 Eliyah’s powerful ministry (s1/c)
48:12 Elisha continues Eliyah’s work (s1)
48:17 Hizkiyah trusts God during the siege (s1)
49:1 Yoshiyah, the prophets, and other faithful leaders (s1/c)
50:1 The high priest Shim’on leads the people’s worship (s1/c)
50:22 A blessing and the writer’s closing words (s1)
51:1 A prayer of Yeshua the son of Sira. (Changed from /p to /s1) (s1/c)
51:13 The writer’s search for wisdom (s1)
51:23 An invitation to learn (s1)
