Sirach

André Villeneuve
Sirach

Index of Pastoral Topics

almsgiving and charity, 3:30–4:10; 7:32–36; 12:1–7; 17:22–23; 18:15–18; 29:8–13; 34:21–22; 40:24
ancestors, 44:1–49:16
anger, quarreling, vengeance, 6:2–4; 8:1–3; 27:30–28:12
appearances, 11:2–13
begging, 40:28–30
business and trade, 26:29–27:3
counsel, 37:7–15
cowardice, 2:12–14
creation, 16:24–18:14; 39:12–35; 42:15–43:33
death and mourning, 14:11–19; 38:16–23; 41:1–4
discretion and moderation, 11:7–28
dreams, 34:1–8
duties to God and others, 7:18–36
fear of the lord, 1:11–2:18; 7:29–31; 19:20; 25:10–11; 34:13–15; 40:26–27
food, banquets, and table manners, 31:12–32:13; 37:27–31; 40:28–30
foresight and forethought, 18:19–29; 32:18–24
forgiveness, 28:1–7
free will, 15:11–20
friends and enemies, 6:5–17; 7:18; 9:10–16; 11:29–12:18; 19:13–17; 22:19–26; 27:16–21; 37:1–15

frugality and contentment, 29:21–28
Gods power and mercy, 18:1–14
health and physicians, 30:14–25; 38:1–15
honor, 10:19–31
household management, 7:20–22; 33:19–31
human person, 17:1–24
humility, 3:17–25; 7:4–7, 16–17; 10:26–28; 11:1
independence, 33:19–23
joy, 14:11–19; 30:21–25; 40:18–27
law, 2:16; 9:15; 15:1; 17:11; 19:20; 24:23; 32:14–33:3; 35:1; 39:1–8
laziness, 22:1–2
leadership and rule, 7:4–7; 9:17–10:18
lending and borrowing, 29:1–20
lust, sexual immorality, 9:8–9; 18:30–19:4; 23:4–6, 16–27
lying and dishonesty, 7:13; 20:24–26; 27:22–24
parents and children, 3:1–16; 7:23–28; 16:1–4; 22:3–6; 23:14; 30:1–13; 41:5–10,
17; 42:9–14
prayer, example of, 23:1–6; 36:1–17; 50:22–24; 51:1–22
presumption, 5:1–7; 7:8–9
pride, 3:26–28; 10:6–18, 26–29; 11:2–6, 30–31; 13:1, 20; 21:4; 25:2; 27:28; 31:26;
32:18
professions, 38:24–39:11
providence, 11:14–28; 32:14–33:17; 39:12–35
prudence, 8:1–19
repentance, 5:7; 17:23–32; 18:21
reputation, good name, 6:1; 37:26; 39:9–11; 41:11–13; 44:8 rewards and punishments, 5:4–7; 11:14–28; 16:6–23; 17:15–24; 35:10–20; 40:1–17

sacrifice, 7:31; 34:18–35:13; 38:11

self-control, 18:30–19:3; 22:27–23:6; 37:27–31

shame, 4:21; 41:14–42:8

Sheol (Hades), 14:16–17; 17:27–28; 21:10; 28:21; 51:5–6

sin and folly, 16:6–23; 19:18–30; 20:13–23; 21:1–22:18; 27:12–15; 33:5–6; 41:15

speech and silence, 4:23–30; 5:9–6:1; 9:18; 19:4–17; 20:1–8, 13, 18–20; 22:7; 23:7–15; 27:4–7, 11–15; 28:13–26

travel, 34:9–12
trials, 2:1–11; 4:17; 27:5–8; 33:1
wealth and poverty, 5:1–3; 10:30–31; 11:10–28; 13:1–14:19; 25:2–3; 31:1–11
wisdom, 1:1–30; 4:11–19; 6:18–37; 14:20–15:10; 20:27–31; 24:1–34; 37:16–26;
39:1–11; 51:13–30
women (wives, daughters), 7:19, 24–26; 9:1–9; 22:3–5; 23:22–27; 25:1, 8; 25:13–
26:27; 36:21–26; 40:19, 23; 42:6, 9–14