WISDOM (Job to Sirach)

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs

Wisdom

Sirach

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Place your Wisdom bookmark on the last page of the book of Sirach.

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The Wisdom section gathers the wisdom teachings of the people of Israel collected over thousands of years of wandering the desert,

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living in the Promised Land, worshiping in the temple, and struggling through the Exile.

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The heart of this part of the Bible is the Book of Psalms, the Prayer of the Church

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HIGHLIGHTS:

Job’s suffering

150 Psalms for all occasions

o “The Lord is my shepherd…” Ps 23

o “To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul…” Ps 25

o “A clean heart create for me O God…” Ps 51

o “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth…” Ps 100

o “Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth…” Ps 104

Famous sayings

o “There is a time for everything…” (Eccl 3) o “Spare the rod and spoil the child” (Prov 14)

o “Pride comes before a fall” Prov 16

o “From the mouths of babes…” Ps 8

o “Bite the dust” Ps 72 o “At my wit’s end” Ps 107

o “Eat, drink, and be merry…” Eccl 8

o “A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter” (Sirach 6)