Ecclesiasticus 1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1885, 1895(RV1895)

The Prologue of the Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach.Whereas many and great things have been delivered unto us by a copy affording no small instruction. I thought it therefore most necessary for me to apply some diligence and travail to interpret this book; applying indeed much watchfulness and skill in that space of time to bring the book to an end, and set it forth for them also, who in the land of their sojourning are desirous to learn, fashioning their manners beforehand, so as to live according to the law.