Sirach 10:9 (NRSV) “How can dust and ashes be proud? Even in life the human body decays.”
Pride can only grow in the soil of forgetfulness; as soon as you remember who you are and what you are made of, pride dies.
Sirach 18:33 (NRSV) “Do not become a beggar by feasting with borrowed money, when you have nothing in your purse.”
This applies to college graduates who have school loans and nice cars.
Sirach 19:24 (NRSV) “Better are the God-fearing who lack understanding than the highly intelligent who transgress the law.”
Grades in seminary do not recognize this.
Sirach 20:12 (NRSV) “Some buy much for little, but pay for it seven times over.”
Did Sirach shop at K-mart?
“Some buy much for little, but pay for it seven times over.”
Did Sirach shop at K-mart?
No – Taco Bell.