c. 180 BC
Book of Sirach
A book of practical wisdom by Jesus ben Sira of Jerusalem, translated into Greek by his grandson. It is part of the Catholic and Orthodox Bibles and the Apocrypha of the King James Version.
Every line we carry
Each one links to its source, what it means, and the shirt in any of our looks.
- Do no evil, and no harm will come to you.
Ben Sira's advice is practical as much as moral. Much of the trouble we meet is trouble we started: the lie that needs another lie, the grudge that invites one back. Keep your own hands clean and you remove the largest source of harm in your life.
Sirach 7:1, King James Version, 1611