* 38.1 v 12

* 38.4 2 Kings 20.7; Ezek 47.12

s 38.5 Or his

* 38.5 Ex 15.25; 2 Esd 1.23

t 38.6 Or they

u 38.7 Heb: Gk he

* 38.7 Jer 8.22; 46.11; 51.8

v 38.8 Gk His

* 38.9 Isa 38.2

* 38.10 Ps 51.10; 73.13; Jn 5.14

w 38.11 Heb: Lat lacks as much as you can afford; meaning of Gk uncertain

* 38.11 Lev 2.1; Sir 35.3, 8

* 38.12 v 1

x 38.13 Gk in their hands

y 38.14 Heb: Gk rest

z 38.15 Heb: Gk may they fall into the hands of the physician

* 38.15 1 Cor 11.30

* 38.16 Sir 22.11

* 38.17 Gen 50.10; Acts 8.2

* 38.18 Prov 15.13; Sir 30.23; 2 Cor 7.10

* 38.20 Sir 7.36

a 38.21 Gk him

* 38.21 2 Sam 12.23; Job 7.9

b 38.22 Heb: Gk my

c 38.22 Heb: Gk mine

* 38.22 Gen 3.19

* 38.23 2 Sam 12.20–23

* 38.24 1 Cor 1.20

* 38.27 Wis 14.19

d 38.28 Cn: Gk renews his ear

* 38.28 Isa 44.12

* 38.29 Wis 15.7

e 38.30 Cn: Gk cleaning

f 38.32 Syr: Gk and people can neither live nor walk there

g 38.32 Most ancient authorities lack this line

h 38.33 Cn: Gk among parables

i 38.34 Syr: Gk prayer is in

* 39.1 Josh 1.8; Ps 1.2; 119.97; Sir 44.3

* 39.3 Sir 6.35; 47.15

* 39.4 Eccl 1.13; 7.25; Sir 11.1; 34.11

* 39.5 Sir 32.14

* 39.6 Wis 7.7; Sir 18.29; Jas 1.5

j 39.7 Gk He himself

* 39.7 Ps 25.14

* 39.9 Sir 44.13

* 39.10 Sir 44.15

* 39.13 Sir 24.14; 50.8

k 39.14 Syr: Gk fragrance

* 39.14 Sir 50.8

* 39.15 Ps 98.5; 147.7

* 39.16 v 33; Gen 1.31; Num 23.19

* 39.17 v 21; Ex 14.29; Ps 33.7; 147.18; Rom 9.20

* 39.18 Ps 135.6; 147.15

* 39.19 Sir 15.19; Heb 4.13

* 39.21 v 17; Rom 9.20

* 39.24 Hos 14.9

l 39.25 Heb Lat: Gk sinners bad things

* 39.25 Sir 40.10

* 39.26 Gen 49.11; Deut 32.14; Sir 29.21; 50.15

* 39.27 Rom 8.28; 1 Tim 4.4

m 39.28 Heb Syr: Gk can scourge mightily

* 39.28 Ps 148.8

* 39.29 Ps 148.8; Sir 40.9, 10

* 39.30 Deut 8.15; 32.24

* 39.31 Ps 147.15–18; 148.8

* 39.33 v 16; Gen 1.31

* 39.34 Eccl 7.10

n 40.1 Other Gk and Lat authorities read are buried in

o 40.1 Heb: Gk of all

* 40.1 Job 5.7; Eccl 1.3; Wis 7.1; 2 Esd 10.10

* 40.2 Job 15.21; 18.11

* 40.3 Ex 11.5

p 40.6 Arm: Meaning of Gk uncertain

* 40.6 Wis 18.17; Sir 34.2, 3

q 40.7 Other ancient authorities read need

* 40.7 Isa 29.8

* 40.10 Gen 6.13; 7.11; Sir 39.25, 29, 30

r 40.11 Heb Syr: Gk Lat from the waters returns to the sea

* 40.11 Gen 3.19; Eccl 1.7; Sir 41.10

* 40.13 Job 6.15; Prov 10.25

* 40.15 Job 18.16; Isa 5.24; Hos 9.16

* 40.16 Job 8.11, 12

* 40.17 v 27; Tob 12.9

s 40.18 Heb: Gk Life is sweet for the self-reliant and hard-working

t 40.19 Heb Syr: Gk lacks but better . . . prosperous

* 40.19 Prov 19.14

u 40.20 Heb: Gk wisdom

* 40.20 Sir 31.27, 28; 32.5

* 40.21 Prov 16.24; Wis 19.18

v 40.23 Heb Compare Syr: Gk wife with her husband

* 40.23 Prov 31.10, 11

* 40.24 Prov 17.17; Sir 29.12

* 40.26 Prov 10.15; Sir 23.27; 25.11

* 40.27 v 17

* 40.28 Job 15.23

* 40.29 Sir 29.22, 24

w 41.1 Heb: Gk food

* 41.1 Eccl 11.7, 8

* 41.2 Ps 90.10; Sir 2.14; 30.17

* 41.3 Rom 5.12

* 41.6 Deut 28.18; Ps 21.10

x 41.8 Heb: Gk adds God

y 41.9 Other ancient authorities read If you have children, calamity will be theirs; you

z 41.9 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain

* 41.9 Job 20.28, 29

* 41.10 Gen 3.19; Sir 40.11

a 41.11 Heb: Gk misery

b 41.11 Heb: Gk but the bad name of sinners will be blotted out

* 41.11 Ps 9.5; 109.13

* 41.12 Prov 22.1; Eccl 7.1

* 41.13 Ps 112.6; Prov 10.7

* 41.14 Sir 20.30

* 41.15 Sir 20.31

c 41.16 Heb: Gk and not everything is confidently esteemed by everyone

* 41.16 Sir 4.20, 21; 42.1

d 41.19 Heb: Gk before the truth of God and the covenant

* 41.19 Sir 42.2

* 41.21 Isa 58.7; Sir 9.9; Mt 5.28

* 41.22 Sir 18.15

* 42.1 Sir 4.20–22; 41.16

* 42.2 Sir 41.19

* 42.4 Prov 11.1

* 42.5 Sir 30.1, 2; 33.27

* 42.9 Sir 7.24, 25; 1 Cor 7.36

* 42.10 Sir 22.4

e 42.11 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain

f 42.11 Heb: Gk to shame before the great multitude

g 42.11 Heb: Gk lacks See . . . house

* 42.11 Sir 26.10

h 42.12 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain

* 42.12 Sir 25.21

* 42.13 Sir 25.13, 17

* 42.14 Prov 5.3; 6.24; 7.21

i 42.15 Syr Compare Heb: most Gk mss lack and all . . . will

* 42.15 2 Esd 6.38

* 42.17 Sir 18.4; 43.27, 28

j 42.18 Heb: Gk wondrous feats

k 42.18 Heb: Gk he sees the sign(s) of the age

* 42.18 Dan 2.22

* 42.19 Isa 41.22; 46.10

* 42.20 Ps 139.4; Isa 29.15; Wis 1.6

* 42.21 Isa 40.13; Sir 16.26, 27; 18.6

l 42.22 Meaning of Gk uncertain

* 42.22 Ps 104.24

m 42.23 Heb: Gk forever for every need, and all are obedient

* 42.24 Sir 33.15

* 43.1 Job 37.18

* 43.2 Ps 19.4–6

* 43.3 Ps 19.6; Jas 1.11

n 43.4 Other ancient authorities read blowing upon

* 43.4 Rev 1.16

* 43.5 Ps 19.5; Eccl 1.5

o 43.6 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain

* 43.6 Ps 104.19

* 43.7 Gen 1.14; Ex 12.2

p 43.8 Heb: Gk The month accords with its name

* 43.9 Ps 8.3; Wis 13.2, 3

* 43.10 Bar 3.34

* 43.11 Gen 9.13; Ezek 1.28; Sir 50.7; Rev 4.3

* 43.13 Job 28.26; 37.6; 38.25; Ps 147.16

* 43.14 Deut 28.12; Job 38.22; Jer 10.13; 51.16

* 43.16 Job 37.17; Ps 104.32

* 43.17b Ex 10.5; Job 37.9

* 43.19 Ps 147.16

* 43.22 Prov 19.12; Isa 18.4

* 43.23 Ps 65.7; Mt 8.26

* 43.24 Ps 107.23–27

q 43.25 Heb: Gk a creation of

* 43.25 Gen 1.21; Ps 104.25, 26

* 43.26 Col 1.17

* 43.27 Sir 42.17

* 43.28 Wis 13.3, 4

* 43.29 Ps 48.1; 96.4; 147.5

* 43.31 Ps 106.2; Jn 1.18; 5.37; 6.46

r 43.32 Heb: Gk we

* 43.32 Sir 16.21

s 44.1 This title is included in the Gk text.

t 44.2 Heb: Gk created

* 44.3 Sir 39.1

* 44.5 Sir 47.8–10

* 44.9 Ob 16; Wis 2.2

u 44.11 Heb Compare Lat Syr: Meaning of Gk uncertain

* 44.11 Ps 112.3

* 44.13 Sir 39.9

* 44.14 Gen 15.15

v 44.15 Heb: Gk Peoples declare

* 44.15 Sir 39.10

* 44.16 Gen 5.24

w 44.17 Heb: Gk was taken in exchange

x 44.17 Cn: Gk this

* 44.17 Gen 6.9; 1 Pet 3.20; 2 Pet 2.5

* 44.18 Gen 9.11

* 44.19 Gen 12.2; 15.5

* 44.20 Gen 17.10, 11; 22.1; Heb 11.17

y 44.21 Gk he

z 44.21 Syr: Heb Gk River

* 44.21 Gen 13.16; 15.5, 18; 22.16–18

* 44.22 Gen 26.3–5

a 44.23 Gk he

* 44.23 Gen 27.28, 29; 28.14; 49.28

* 45.1 Ex 11.3; Sir 46.11; 1 Macc 3.7

b 45.3 Heb: Gk caused signs to cease

c 45.3 Gk he

* 45.3 Ex 8.13, 31; 10.19; 19.3; 33.22, 23; 34.6; Deut 6.1–9

* 45.4 Num 12.3

* 45.5 Ex 24.18; 33.11

d 45.6 Gk him

* 45.6 Ex 4.14–16

* 45.7 Ex 28.1–3; Wis 18.24

e 45.8 Heb: Gk boasting

* 45.8 Ex 28.4, 42

* 45.9 Ex 28.33, 35

* 45.10 Ex 28.30; Sir 33.3

* 45.11 Ex 28.17–21; Wis 18.24

* 45.12 Ex 28.36–38; Zech 14.20; Wis 18.24

* 45.13 Ex 28.4

* 45.14 Num 28.3, 4

f 45.15 Gk him

* 45.15 Lev 8.1–30; Num 6.23–27

g 45.16 Other ancient authorities read his or your

* 45.16 Num 17.5; 1 Sam 2.28

h 45.17 Heb: Gk authority in covenants of

* 45.17 Lev 10.11; Deut 17.9–11; 19.17; 21.5; 33.10

* 45.18 Num 16.1

* 45.19 Num 16.23–25

* 45.20 Num 17.8; 18.12, 13

* 45.21 1 Cor 9.13

i 45.22 Gk he

j 45.22 Other ancient authorities read your

* 45.22 Num 18.20

* 45.23 Num 25.11–13; 1 Macc 2.54

* 45.25 2 Sam 7.12–16

k 45.26 Heb: Gk lacks And . . . glory

l 45.26 Gk he

m 46.1 Gk his

* 46.1 Num 27.18; Deut 34.9; Josh 1.6; 12.7; Mt 1.21

* 46.2 Josh 6.1–12.24

* 46.4 Josh 10.12

* 46.5 Josh 10.11

n 46.6 Other ancient authorities read for his battle was before

* 46.6 Josh 10.11

o 46.7 Other ancient authorities read the enemy

* 46.7 Num 14.6–9; 1 Macc 2.55, 56

p 46.8 Gk them

* 46.8 Ex 3.8; Num 1.46; 14.38; 26.65

* 46.9 Josh 14.6–14

* 46.11 Judg 2.17; Sir 45.1; 1 Macc 3.7

q 46.12 Meaning of Gk uncertain

* 46.12 Sir 49.10

* 46.13 1 Sam 10.1; Acts 13.20

* 46.15 1 Sam 3.19, 20

* 46.16 1 Sam 7.7–10; Ps 99.6

r 46.18 Heb: Gk leaders of the people of Tyre

s 46.19 Gk he

* 46.19 1 Sam 12.3

* 46.20 1 Sam 28.16–19; Sir 48.13

* 47.1 2 Sam 7.1–17; 12.1–15

* 47.2 Lev 3.3; 1 Sam 16.11–13; Sir 35.2

* 47.3 1 Sam 17.34–36

* 47.4 1 Sam 17.49–51

t 47.5 Gk horn

* 47.5 1 Sam 2.1

* 47.6 1 Sam 18.7

u 47.7 Gk horn

* 47.7 1 Sam 2.1; 2 Sam 5.7, 25; 8.1–14; 10.19

* 47.8 2 Sam 23.1–7

v 47.9 Other ancient authorities add and daily they sing their praises

* 47.9 1 Chr 16.4; Sir 50.18

w 47.10 Gk to completion

x 47.10 Gk his

y 47.11 Gk horn

* 47.11 1 Sam 2.1; 2 Sam 7.12; 12.13

z 47.12 Heb: Gk in a broad place

* 47.13 1 Kings 4.24, 25; 5.4, 5

a 47.14 Heb: Gk a river

* 47.14 1 Kings 4.29, 30; Prov 18.4; Wis 8.10

* 47.15 Sir 39.3

* 47.16 1 Kings 4.34; 10.1

* 47.17 1 Kings 4.31–34

* 47.18 1 Kings 10.22, 27

* 47.19 1 Kings 11.1–3

b 47.20 Other ancient authorities read I was grieved

* 47.21 1 Kings 11.26; 12.15–17

c 47.22 Heb Syr: Gk works

* 47.22 2 Sam 7.15; Ps 89.33

d 47.23 Heb Syr: Gk the people’s

* 47.23 1 Kings 11.43; 12.8, 28; Sir 10.3

* 47.24 2 Kings 17.6, 18

* 48.1 Mal 4.5

* 48.3 1 Kings 17.1; 18.38; 2 Kings 1.10, 12

e 48.4 Or be glorified

* 48.5 1 Kings 17.21, 22

* 48.6 2 Kings 1.16; 2 Chr 21.12–15

* 48.7 1 Kings 19.8–18

f 48.8 Heb: Gk him

* 48.8 1 Kings 19.15, 16

* 48.9 2 Kings 2.11; 6.17

g 48.10 Heb: Gk are for reproofs

* 48.10 Mal 4.5, 6; Sir 36.13; Lk 1.17

h 48.11 Other ancient authorities read and have died

i 48.11 Meaning of Gk uncertain

j 48.12 Heb: Gk lacks He performed . . . mouth

* 48.12 2 Kings 2.11, 15; 3.14

k 48.13 Heb: Gk no word surpassed him

* 48.13 2 Kings 13.21; Sir 46.20

* 48.15 2 Kings 18.11, 12; Rom 9.29

* 48.17 2 Kings 20.20; 2 Chr 32.5

l 48.18 Other ancient authorities add from Lachish

* 48.18 2 Kings 18.13, 17; Isa 36.1, 2, 8, 9

* 48.20 2 Kings 19.15–20

m 48.21 Gk He

* 48.21 2 Kings 19.35; Isa 37.36

* 48.22 2 Kings 18.3

n 48.23 Gk his

* 48.23 2 Kings 20.10, 11; Isa 38.8

* 48.24 Isa 12.1; 40.1

* 48.25 Isa 42.9; 48.3, 6

o 49.1 Heb: Gk memory

p 49.1 Heb: Gk it

* 49.1 Ex 30.34, 35; 2 Kings 22.1, 2; Ps 19.10; Sir 32.5

* 49.2 2 Kings 23.4–8; 2 Chr 34.3, 7, 33

* 49.3 2 Kings 23.3, 25

* 49.4 v 1; Sir 47.1, 2; 48.17, 22

q 49.5 Heb He

* 49.5 2 Kings 16.7; 2 Chr 28.16–21

r 49.6 Gk by the hand of Jeremiah

* 49.6 2 Kings 25.9; 2 Chr 36.19; Jer 34.22; 37.8

* 49.7 Jer 1.5, 10; 37.21; 38.6; Gal 1.15

s 49.8 Gk He

* 49.8 Ezek 1.3, 4, 15

t 49.9 Heb Compare Syr: Meaning of Gk uncertain

* 49.10 Sir 46.12; 2 Esd 1.39, 40

* 49.11 1 Chr 3.19; Hag 2.23

u 49.12 Other ancient authorities read people

* 49.12 Ezra 3.2, 8–11

* 49.13 Neh 1.1; 3.1–32; 10.1

v 49.14 Heb Syr: Gk No one has

* 49.14 Gen 5.24; Heb 11.5

w 49.15 Heb Syr: Gk adds the leader of his brothers, the support of the people

* 49.15 Gen 42.6; 45.8; 50.25; Ex 13.19; Josh 24.32

x 49.16 Heb: Gk Shem and Seth were honored by people

* 49.16 Gen 1.26; 5.3, 32; 11.10

y 50.1 Heb Syr: Gk lacks this line.

z 50.3 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain

a 50.5 Heb: Gk in his courses in the temple

* 50.5 Ex 30.6; Lev 16.2; Heb 6.19

b 50.6 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain

* 50.6 Rev 2.28; 22.16

* 50.7 Gen 9.14; 2 Sam 23.4; Sir 43.11, 12

* 50.8 Sir 39.13, 14

* 50.9 Lev 16.12, 13; Sir 24.15

* 50.10 Sir 24.13, 14

* 50.11 Wis 18.24

* 50.12 Ps 92.12

c 50.14 Other ancient authorities read altar

* 50.15 Sir 35.8; 39.26

* 50.16 Num 10.2, 10

d 50.18 Other ancient authorities read in sweet melody throughout the house

* 50.18 Sir 47.9

e 50.20 Gk he

* 50.21 Num 6.22–26

f 50.22 Heb who nurtures humankind from the womb

* 50.22 Ps 22.10; 71.6; 72.18

g 50.23 Other ancient authorities read you

h 50.23 Other ancient authorities read your

i 50.24 Other ancient authorities read his

j 50.26 Heb Compare Lat: Gk on the mountain of Samaria

* 50.26 Ezek 25.15–17; Jn 4.9

k 50.27 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain

* 50.27 Sir 18.29

* 50.28 Rev 1.3

l 50.29 Heb: Other ancient authorities read light

m 50.29 Other ancient authorities add And to the pious he gave wisdom. Blessed be the Lord forever. May it be; may it be.

* 50.29 Isa 2.3

n 51.1 This title is included in the Gk text.

* 51.1 Ps 138.1, 2; Lk 1.47

* 51.2 Ps 120.2

* 51.3 Ps 69.13–15; 124.6

* 51.4 Prov 16.27; Jas 3.6

* 51.5 Ps 120.2; Jas 3.6

* 51.6 Ps 88.3; 107.18

* 51.7 Ps 22.11; 118.10–12; 142.4

o 51.8 Other ancient authorities read work

p 51.10 Heb: Gk the Father of my lord

* 51.10 Sir 24.14

* 51.12 Sir 2.11; 24.14

* 51.13 Wis 7.7; Sir 34.10, 11

* 51.15 Prov 2.7, 8

q 51.18 Gk her

r 51.19 Gk her

s 51.19 Meaning of Gk uncertain

* 51.20 Prov 4.6

* 51.22 Isa 50.4

* 51.23 Prov 8.5; 9.4, 5

t 51.24 Cn Compare Heb Syr: Meaning of Gk uncertain

u 51.25 Heb: Gk lacks wisdom

* 51.25 Isa 55.1

v 51.26 Heb: other ancient authorities read the

* 51.26 Deut 30.14; Sir 6.25; Mt 11.29

w 51.28 Syr Compare Heb: Gk Get instruction with a large sum of silver, and you will gain by it much gold.

* 51.28 Prov 4.7; Wis 7.11

x 51.29 Gk his

y 51.30 Gk he

* 51.30 Job 34.11; Sir 2.8; 16.14; Jn 9.4