Sirach
As found in the Greek Septuagint
GNB
Chapter 36
Sirach 36:1 O Lord God of the universe, look upon us and have mercy.
Sirach 36:2 Make every nation stand in fear of you.
Sirach 36:3 Take action against the foreign nations, and let them witness your power!
Sirach 36:4 You have used us to show them how holy you are; now use them to show us how great you are.
Sirach 36:5 Let them learn, as we have learned, that there is no God, O Lord, but you.
Sirach 36:6 Give new signs, perform new miracles; show us your glorious strength!
Sirach 36:7-9 Bring on that appointed time when everyone can talk about the great things you do. Pour out your furious, flaming anger, and let none of our enemies survive. Destroy those who have oppressed your people.
Sirach 36:10 Crush all those enemy rulers who think they are the only people in the world who matter!
Sirach 36:11 Gather the tribes of Israel together again, and give them back their land as you gave it to them long ago.
Sirach 36:12 Lord, have mercy on Israel, the people who are known by your name, whom you called your first-born son.
Sirach 36:13 Take pity on Jerusalem, your holy city, where you chose to stay.
Sirach 36:14 Fill your Temple on Mount Zion with your glory and with hymns of praise.
Sirach 36:15 Testify for your people, whom you created in the beginning; fulfill the prophecies that have been spoken in your name.
Sirach 36:16 Reward those who have put their faith in you, and vindicate your prophets.
Sirach 36:17 You have always been gracious to the people; listen to your servants as we pray. Then everyone on earth will recognize that you are the Lord, the God of the ages.
Sirach 36:18 Any kind of food can be eaten, but some foods are better than others.
Sirach 36:19 And just as the tongue can distinguish the flavors of different kinds of meat, so a sharp mind can detect lies.
Sirach 36:20 A person with a warped mind causes trouble, but an experienced person knows how to pay it back.
Sirach 36:21 A woman has to take any man as a husband, but a man must choose his wife carefully.
Sirach 36:22 A woman's beauty makes a man happy; there is no fairer sight for the human eye to see.
Sirach 36:23 If the woman is kind and gentle in her speech, her husband is the most fortunate of men.
Sirach 36:24 When a man marries, he gets the finest thing he will ever have-a wife to help and encourage him.
Sirach 36:25 If property is not fenced in, thieves will wander in and help themselves. And if a man has no wife, he is a sighing wanderer;
Sirach 36:26 people have no more trust in a homeless person who sleeps in a different place every night than they have in a wandering thief who goes from town to town.