WisdomSirach 34:1–8
Dreams, Shadows and Truth
Try to picture catching a shadow in your hands.
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WisdomSirach 34:9–17
Learning from Experience
Notice how experience and hope come together.
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WisdomSirach 34:18–26
Worship Cannot Hide Injustice
Compare a gift to God with the way its giver treats people.
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WisdomSirach 35:1–11
Giving Gladly and Doing Right
Notice the everyday actions placed beside altar gifts.
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WisdomSirach 35:12–20
God Hears People Who Are Wronged
Listen for the voices powerful people may ignore.
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Poetry and prayerSirach 36:1–17
A Community Prays for Restoration
Hear a community asking for mercy and restoration.
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WisdomSirach 36:18–26
Testing Words and Valuing Support
See how tasting food becomes a picture of judging words.
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WisdomSirach 37:1–6
A Friend in Name or in Action?
Look for the difference between saying “friend” and being loyal.
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Poetry and prayerSirach 37:7–15
Whose Advice Can Be Trusted?
Ask what an adviser hopes to gain.
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WisdomSirach 37:16–26
Clever Words or Helpful Wisdom?
Compare sounding clever with giving help that can be trusted.
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WisdomSirach 37:27–31
Knowing What Is Harmful for You
Notice why one person’s choice may not suit someone else.
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Poetry and prayerSirach 38:1–15
Prayer and Medical Care Together
Find how prayer and medical care appear together.
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WisdomSirach 38:16–23
Honouring the Dead and Receiving Comfort
Let the opening tears remind us that grief is real.
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WisdomSirach 38:24–39:11
Skilled Hands and a Teacher’s Study
Notice the concentration in both a workshop and a place of study.
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WisdomSirach 39:12–35
Praise and Hard Words about Judgement
Follow a song from flowering plants to a solemn view of judgement.
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WisdomSirach 40:1–11
Life’s Burdens Reach Everyone
Notice how worries reach from a throne to an ordinary bed.
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WisdomSirach 40:12–17
Kindness as a Garden of Blessings
Compare a dry river with a garden full of blessing.
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WisdomSirach 40:18–27
Good Gifts and Something Better
Listen for the repeated words “better than both”.
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WisdomSirach 40:28–30
Harsh Words about Begging
Examine a harsh judgement about dependence with an adult.
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WisdomSirach 41:1–4
Different Feelings about Death
Hear how one speaker addresses death as though it could listen.
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WisdomSirach 41:5–13
A Good Name and Harsh Family Claims
Explore the difference between possessions and a remembered name.
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WisdomSirach 41:14–42:8
Which Things Should Bring Shame?
Sort the teacher’s examples of shame carefully with an adult.
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WisdomSirach 42:9–14
A Father’s Fears about a Daughter
Read these anxieties about daughters and women with an adult.
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WisdomSirach 42:15–25
Wonder in God’s Works
Look at the large and small things that stir wonder.
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