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673
Septuagint, Ecclesiasticus (Siracides), 13.24


nanRiches are good if they are free from sin,and poverty is evil in the opinion of the ungodly.


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1. Hebrew Bible, Song of Songs, 2.7, 3.5, 5.8 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

2.7. הִשְׁבַּעְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַם בִּצְבָאוֹת אוֹ בְּאַיְלוֹת הַשָּׂדֶה אִם־תָּעִירוּ וְאִם־תְּעוֹרְרוּ אֶת־הָאַהֲבָה עַד שֶׁתֶּחְפָּץ׃ 3.5. הִשְׁבַּעְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַם בִּצְבָאוֹת אוֹ בְּאַיְלוֹת הַשָּׂדֶה אִם־תָּעִירוּ וְאִם־תְּעוֹרְרוּ אֶת־הָאַהֲבָה עַד שֶׁתֶּחְפָּץ׃ 5.8. הִשְׁבַּעְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָם אִם־תִּמְצְאוּ אֶת־דּוֹדִי מַה־תַּגִּידוּ לוֹ שֶׁחוֹלַת אַהֲבָה אָנִי׃ 2.7. ’I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, and by the hinds of the field, That ye awaken not, nor stir up love, until it please.’ 3.5. ’I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, and by the hinds of the field, That ye awaken not, nor stir up love, Until it please.’ 5.8. ’I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, what will ye tell him? That I am love-sick.’
2. Hebrew Bible, Exodus, 30.15 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

30.15. הֶעָשִׁיר לֹא־יַרְבֶּה וְהַדַּל לֹא יַמְעִיט מִמַּחֲצִית הַשָּׁקֶל לָתֵת אֶת־תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה לְכַפֵּר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם׃ 30.15. The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of the LORD, to make atonement for your souls."
3. Hebrew Bible, Genesis, 7.15, 49.9 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

7.15. וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־נֹחַ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה שְׁנַיִם שְׁנַיִם מִכָּל־הַבָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ רוּחַ חַיִּים׃ 49.9. גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה מִטֶּרֶף בְּנִי עָלִיתָ כָּרַע רָבַץ כְּאַרְיֵה וּכְלָבִיא מִי יְקִימֶנּוּ׃ 7.15. And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life." 49.9. Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?"
4. Hebrew Bible, Proverbs, 5.22, 9.6, 16.6, 26.11, 30.30-30.31 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

5.22. עַווֹנוֹתָיו יִלְכְּדֻנוֹ אֶת־הָרָשָׁע וּבְחַבְלֵי חַטָּאתוֹ יִתָּמֵךְ׃ 9.6. עִזְבוּ פְתָאיִם וִחְיוּ וְאִשְׁרוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּינָה׃ 16.6. בְּחֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְכֻפַּר עָוֺן וּבְיִרְאַת יְהוָה סוּר מֵרָע׃ 26.11. כְּכֶלֶב שָׁב עַל־קֵאוֹ כְּסִיל שׁוֹנֶה בְאִוַּלְתּוֹ׃ 30.31. זַרְזִיר מָתְנַיִם אוֹ־תָיִשׁ וּמֶלֶךְ אַלְקוּם עִמּוֹ׃ 5.22. His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin." 9.6. Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding." 16.6. By mercy and truth iniquity is expiated; And by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil." 26.11. As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly." 30.30. The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;" 30.31. The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king, against whom there is no rising up."
5. Hebrew Bible, 1 Kings, 13.24 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

13.24. וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּמְצָאֵהוּ אַרְיֵה בַּדֶּרֶךְ וַיְמִיתֵהוּ וַתְּהִי נִבְלָתוֹ מֻשְׁלֶכֶת בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְהַחֲמוֹר עֹמֵד אֶצְלָהּ וְהָאַרְיֵה עֹמֵד אֵצֶל הַנְּבֵלָה׃ 13.24. And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him; and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the carcass."
6. Hebrew Bible, 2 Kings, 17.25 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

17.25. וַיְהִי בִּתְחִלַּת שִׁבְתָּם שָׁם לֹא יָרְאוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וַיְשַׁלַּח יְהוָה בָּהֶם אֶת־הָאֲרָיוֹת וַיִּהְיוּ הֹרְגִים בָּהֶם׃ 17.25. And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them."
7. Hebrew Bible, Amos, 3.4 (8th cent. BCE - 6th cent. BCE)

3.4. הֲיִשְׁאַג אַרְיֵה בַּיַּעַר וְטֶרֶף אֵין לוֹ הֲיִתֵּן כְּפִיר קוֹלוֹ מִמְּעֹנָתוֹ בִּלְתִּי אִם־לָכָד׃ 3.4. Will a lion roar in the forest, When he hath no prey? Will a young lion give forth his voice out of his den, If he have taken nothing?"
8. Hebrew Bible, Isaiah, 9.16, 10.4, 40.6 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

9.16. עַל־כֵּן עַל־בַּחוּרָיו לֹא־יִשְׂמַח אֲדֹנָי וְאֶת־יְתֹמָיו וְאֶת־אַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא יְרַחֵם כִּי כֻלּוֹ חָנֵף וּמֵרַע וְכָל־פֶּה דֹּבֵר נְבָלָה בְּכָל־זֹאת לֹא־שָׁב אַפּוֹ וְעוֹד יָדוֹ נְטוּיָה׃ 10.4. בִּלְתִּי כָרַע תַּחַת אַסִּיר וְתַחַת הֲרוּגִים יִפֹּלוּ בְּכָל־זֹאת לֹא־שָׁב אַפּוֹ וְעוֹד יָדוֹ נְטוּיָה׃ 40.6. קוֹל אֹמֵר קְרָא וְאָמַר מָה אֶקְרָא כָּל־הַבָּשָׂר חָצִיר וְכָל־חַסְדּוֹ כְּצִיץ הַשָּׂדֶה׃ 9.16. Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall He have compassion on their fatherless and widows; For every one is ungodly and an evil-doer, And every mouth speaketh wantonness. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still." 10.4. They can do nought except crouch under the captives, And fall under the slain. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still." 40.6. Hark! one saith: ‘Proclaim!’ And he saith: ‘What shall I proclaim?’ ’All flesh is grass, And all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field;"
9. Hebrew Bible, Jeremiah, 17.11, 22.13 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

17.11. קֹרֵא דָגַר וְלֹא יָלָד עֹשֶׂה עֹשֶׁר וְלֹא בְמִשְׁפָּט בַּחֲצִי ימו [יָמָיו] יַעַזְבֶנּוּ וּבְאַחֲרִיתוֹ יִהְיֶה נָבָל׃ 22.13. הוֹי בֹּנֶה בֵיתוֹ בְּלֹא־צֶדֶק וַעֲלִיּוֹתָיו בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּט בְּרֵעֵהוּ יַעֲבֹד חִנָּם וּפֹעֲלוֹ לֹא יִתֶּן־לוֹ׃ 17.11. As the partridge that broodeth over young which she hath not brought forth, So is he that getteth riches, and not by right; In the midst of his days he shall leave them, And at his end he shall be a fool." 22.13. Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, And his chambers by injustice; That useth his neighbour’s service without wages, And giveth him not his hire;"
10. Anon., 1 Enoch, 91.13, 94.6-95.2, 94.8, 97.1, 97.7, 97.8, 101.3, 101.5, 101.7, 101.9, 102.3 (3rd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

101.3. the dew from descending on the earth on your account, what will ye do then And if He sends His anger upon you because of your deeds, ye cannot petition Him; for ye spake proud and insolent
11. Anon., Jubilees, 23.19 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

23.19. And in those days, if a man live a jubilee and a half of years, they will say regarding him: "He hath lived long
12. Septuagint, 1 Maccabees, 3.4 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

3.4. He was like a lion in his deeds,like a lions cub roaring for prey.
13. Septuagint, Ecclesiasticus (Siracides), 1.25, 3.15, 3.17, 3.30, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.21, 4.26, 5.1, 5.5, 5.6, 5.8, 6.8, 6.14, 6.16, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.9, 7.10, 7.13, 7.17, 7.24, 7.25, 7.31, 7.34, 8.1, 8.2, 9.2, 9.8, 9.9, 9.13, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 10.16, 10.17, 10.18, 10.22, 10.23, 10.26, 10.27, 10.30, 10.31, 11.1, 11.8, 11.10, 11.12, 11.14, 11.17, 11.18, 11.19, 11.20, 11.21, 11.22, 11.23, 11.24, 11.25, 11.26, 11.27, 11.28, 12.3, 12.10, 12.11, 12.14, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.7, 13.9, 13.10, 13.11, 13.12, 13.13, 13.15, 13.16, 13.17, 13.18, 13.19, 13.20, 13.21, 13.22, 13.23, 14.3, 14.5, 14.8, 14.9, 14.10, 14.16, 14.17, 14.18, 16.9, 17.22, 18.25, 19.3, 19.13, 19.14, 19.15, 19.16, 19.17, 25.7, 25.8, 25.9, 25.10, 25.11, 25.24, 26.29-27.3, 29.12, 30.14, 31.1, 31.2, 31.3, 31.4, 31.5, 31.6, 31.7, 31.8, 31.9, 31.10, 31.11, 34.24, 34.25, 34.26, 34.27, 35.21, 36.18, 36.19, 38.2, 38.11, 40.8, 40.13, 40.17, 40.18, 40.23, 40.24, 40.25, 40.26, 41.4, 41.14, 41.15, 44.1, 44.3, 44.6, 44.7, 44.10, 44.11, 44.12, 44.13, 44.14, 44.15, 44.18, 45.4, 50.17 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

1.25. In the treasuries of wisdom are wise sayings,but godliness is an abomination to a sinner.
14. Septuagint, Wisdom of Solomon, 5.8, 6.21, 11.24-11.26, 14.3, 14.8-14.10 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE)

5.8. What has our arrogance profited us?And what good has our boasted wealth brought us? 6.21. Therefore if you delight in thrones and scepters,O monarchs over the peoples,honor wisdom, that you may reign for ever. 11.24. For thou lovest all things that exist,and hast loathing for none of the things which thou hast made,for thou wouldst not have made anything if thou hadst hated it. 11.25. How would anything have endured if thou hadst not willed it?Or how would anything not called forth by thee have been preserved? 11.26. Thou sparest all things, for they are thine,O Lord who lovest the living. 14.3. but it is thy providence, O Father, that steers its course,because thou hast given it a path in the sea,and a safe way through the waves 14.8. But the idol made with hands is accursed, and so is he who made it;because he did the work, and the perishable thing was named a god.
15. Anon., 2 Baruch, 13.11 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)

16. Anon., Letter of Aristeas, 188, 204, 217, 220, 187

187. Taking an opportunity afforded by a pause in the banquet the king asked the envoy who sat in the seat of honour (for they were arranged according to seniority), How he could keep his kingdom


Subjects of this text:

subject book bibliographic info
acrostic, nonalphabetic Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 125
age/era, eschatological Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
age/era, of blessing Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
animal imagery Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 128, 141
antiochus iv epiphanes Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 141
antithesis Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 125, 141
assonance Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 86
ben sira, lxx Salvesen et al., Israel in Egypt: The Land of Egypt as Concept and Reality for Jews in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Period (2020) 140
ben sira/sirach Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 357
build/building activity, by the wicked Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
caution Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 127
chiasm Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25
community, faithful Mathews, Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (2013) 79
creation Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 128
david Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 141
dead sea scrolls Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 357
death Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25; Mathews, Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (2013) 79
deeds, wicked of humans Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
dishonesty Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
emendation Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 357
enemies Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 127
envy Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 86
eschatology/eschatological, age of blessing Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
evil Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 125, 128
fear of god Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25
giving Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 127
god, of the jews Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 357
god Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25, 125, 140
gold Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
good Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 125, 127, 128
heart Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 140
hellenism/hellenization Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 140
hospitality Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 127
house Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
humility Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 125
inclusio Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25, 118, 127
israel/israelite Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 141
jerusalem Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 140
jews Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 141
judas maccabeus Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 141
justice, petitions for Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
justice Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 141
key word Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25, 128
king Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 357
law of moses Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25
life Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 86
link word Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 128
moses, as lawgiver Salvesen et al., Israel in Egypt: The Land of Egypt as Concept and Reality for Jews in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Period (2020) 140
palestine Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 140
parallelism Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 128, 141
petitions / prayers, by the oppressed Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
philo of alexandria Salvesen et al., Israel in Egypt: The Land of Egypt as Concept and Reality for Jews in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Period (2020) 140
poor, the, as prey for the rich Mathews, Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (2013) 65
poor, the, as social class Mathews, Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (2013) 65
poor Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 125, 127, 128, 140, 141
prayers, of the righteous ones Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
pride Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 86, 127, 128, 140
priesthood Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 140
priestly tradition Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 128
provence, proverbs, book of Salvesen et al., Israel in Egypt: The Land of Egypt as Concept and Reality for Jews in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Period (2020) 140
ps.-aristeas Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 357
psalms (biblical), lxx Salvesen et al., Israel in Egypt: The Land of Egypt as Concept and Reality for Jews in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Period (2020) 140
ptolemies Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 140
repetition Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25, 86
rhyme, final Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25, 127, 128, 191
rhyme, internal Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25
rhyme Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25, 86, 128, 191
rich, the, as wicked Mathews, Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (2013) 79
rich Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 118, 125, 127, 128, 140, 141
righteousness Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 125, 141
rulers Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 140, 141
sacrifice Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 140
sapiential (wisdom) literature Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 140
satan, scribe, retainer class of Mathews, Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (2013) 70
scribe Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25
seleucids Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 140
septuagint (lxx) Salvesen et al., Israel in Egypt: The Land of Egypt as Concept and Reality for Jews in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Period (2020) 140
silver Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
sin/sinners Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 86, 141
sleep Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 357
social relationships Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 141
song Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 25
speech Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 118, 128
suffering of the righteous Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
symposium/symposia Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 357
taxation Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 140
theodicy Mathews, Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (2013) 79
theology, deuteronomistic Mathews, Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (2013) 79
theology, of retribution Mathews, Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (2013) 70, 79
tobiads Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 140
translators, jewish Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 357
trust (in god) Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 125
wealth, just Mathews, Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (2013) 79
wealth/prosperity, for the righteous Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
wealth/prosperity, unjust gain of' Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 322
wealth Mathews, Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (2013) 65, 70; Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 357
wine Corley, Ben Sira's Teaching on Friendship (2002) 86
wisdom/wisdom Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 357
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