1. Sirach - Noun
2. Sirach - Proper noun
an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
Source: WordNetAnother Hebrew scroll of Sirach has been found in Masada (MasSir). citation : 597 The Book of Tobit has been found in Qumran in four scrolls written in Aramaic and in one written in Hebrew. Source: Internet
For example, in Jerome's letter to Eustochium he quotes Sirach 13:2., citation elsewhere Jerome also refers to Baruch, the Story of Susannah and Wisdom as scripture. Source: Internet
In accordance with the Sirach 's author's wording, the heart of a proud man is "like a partridge in its cage acting as a decoy; like a spy he watches for your weaknesses. Source: Internet