Where the Fathers quote Sirach 13

24 citations across the Patrologia Graeca — from the printed citations of the English pass; every reference opens the page with its facsimile one tap away. · trace across the Tradition ›

John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:353B…all not fear, and trembling shall not approach to you.” “He that touches pitch shall be defiled, and he who has communion with a proud man shall be like him.” Eccli. xiii, 1. — “He that touches pitch, shall be def… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1259A…«What will a cooking-pot have to do with a cauldron? It will strike against it and be shattered.» Eccli. xiii, 2. I Cor. x, 21. «You cannot partake… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1561B…ter to dwell in a corner of the open air, than in a common house." (Prov. XXI, 9; XXV, 24). "Do not be a partner with one stronger and richer than yourself." (Eccli. XIII, 2). The management of common affairs pro… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:329A…do not act wickedly overmuch. And do not be hard, lest you die in your time" (Eccli. vii, 17, 18). "Do not take a burden upon yourself beyond your capacity" (Eccli. xiii, 2). "Do not become many teachers, brethr… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:403A…d in haste at the beginning will not be blessed in the end." Eccli. vii, 4. — "Do not seek from the Lord dominion, nor from the king a seat of honor." Eccli. xiii, 2. — "Do not lift a burden above what yo… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:83A…n worthy of honor, nor knows how to render honor to such as these.” Eccli. viii, 1. — “Do not contend with a powerful man, lest you fall into his hands.” Eccli. xiii, 3. — “Do not take up a weight above yours… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1257D…rse with one another. «What has the chaff to do with the wheat?» Jerem. xxiii, 28. «What will a wolf have in common with a lamb? So too is a sinner...» Eccli. xiii, 5, 21.… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:407B…and in the time of tribulation he will be an adversary. A comrade sympathizes with a friend for the sake of his belly, but will take up a shield against war." Eccli. xiii, 6-8. — "If you have [goods], he will live w… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1529D…to the poor and needy, and they committed an abomination before me" (Ezech. xvi, 49-50). "Take heed lest you be led astray, and be humbled in your gladness" (Eccli. xiii, 8). ⟦S. Basil⟧ — For most men, the prosp… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:933B…. — Envy not the glory of sinners. Eccli. iv, 7. — Humble thy soul to the great. Eccli. viii, 1. — Strive not with a mighty man, lest thou fall into his hands. Eccli. xiii, 12. — Being invited by one that is mighty,… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1207B…and who shall say to him, 'What are you doing?'" Eccli. iv, 7: "Bow down your head to a magnate." Eccli. viii, 1: "Do not contend with a powerful man." Eccli. xiii, 12: "If you are summoned by a powerful man… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:19B…in our nature a certain power of love, so that we may love one another interchangeably: For every animal, he says, loves its like, and a man his neighbor (Eccli. xiii, 15). Do you see that we have the seeds of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1297C…rt" (Deut. 4:9). "Those who know themselves are wise" (Prov. 13:10). "Take heed to thyself, and watch diligently, for thou walkest in the midst of thy ruin" (Eccli. 13:16). "Tell not your life to friend or ene… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:69B…n if one spends but a short time with it; for like is always dear to like, as it is said: "Every animal loves its like," while the unlike is hostile and alien (Eccl. 13:19). For who will ever persuade the seed-e… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:141B…ondency, we still have a mutual attraction one for another. And a certain wise man, hinting at this, said: Every animal loves its like, and man his neighbor (Eccli. 13. 19). 4. God has set over us many other te… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:473A…surely be pleasing to one who practices the same evil as he. “For every animal loves its kind,” as it is written, “and a man will consort with his equals” (Eccl. XIII, 19). But in all these things, the revered… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:397B…times the eyes of men expect evils.” “Just as faces are not similar to faces, so neither are the hearts of men equal.” Isa. 1, 5. — “Every heart is mourning.” Eccli. 13, 19. — “Every animal loves its like, and a… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:793…Eccl. x, 19. — Money answers everything. Sirach xxxi, 1. — The wakefulness of riches wastes away the flesh, and the care of them takes away sleep. Sirach xiii, 22-23. — When a rich man is tripped up, he is helped by many; he… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:285C…slipped, and they added reproaches to him. He spoke with understanding, and there was no place given to him. The poor man spoke, and they said: Who is this?” ⟦Eccli. xiii, 22.⟧ “The prayer of the humble shall pier… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1479B…gold, and their destruction has come to pass before their face. It is a wood of stumbling to those who sacrifice to it, and every fool shall be caught in it.” Eccli. xiii, 25-26. “A hunter of lions, wild asses in… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:89B…e face itself, and waters the soul with strength and firmness. For not in vain has it been said by the wise man: A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance.” (Eccli. xiii, 26). S. Clement. — “Abstinence from evil… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:223B…not heard (Eccle. 9:16). The rich man has spoken, and they say he has spoken beautifully and rightly; the poor man has spoken, and no place was given to him (Eccli. 13:27, 28). But not here. For in this Church… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:77A…s not unseemly to reveal the expansion of a soul through a cheerful smile—only as far as to show what is written: A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance (Eccli. XIII, 31)—to burst into a guffaw with the voice… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:397B…19. — “Every animal loves its like, and a man will associate with his like.” Eccli. 19, 27. — “From the encounter of a face, the sensible man shall be known.” Eccli. 13, 31. — “The heart of a man changes his face…