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Sirach, Vulgate and NRSV Versification Comparison

Below you will find a chart detailing the relation between the Vulgate text of Ecclesiasticus and 
the NRSV text of Sirach.  There are frequent differences, with the Vulgate intriguingly including 
what appear to be duplications due
to the preservation of alternate translations.

The chart is arranged with the chapters proceeding horizontally, beginning at the left, with all the 
various similarities and differences between the verses in each chapter in a column beneath that 
chapter's heading.  With the exception of chapter 52, which is not included in the English tradition, 
the chapters are mostly identical.

VULGATE = NRSV  [That is, the numbers to the left of the equal sign refer to the Vulgate, and those
to the right refer to the NRSV.]
÷ signifies that there is NO CORRESPONDING PASSAGE IN NRSV
(verse#) verse number in parentheses signifies that the verses are APPROXIMATELY EQUIVALENT
(...word) elipsis and word(s) in parentheses designate the closing word of the indicated section
(word...) word(s) and elipsis in parentheses designate the beginning word of the indicated section
"n."  followed by a letter: designates note in NRSV at that verse

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CHAP. 51

CHAP. 52.1-13 ÷

1=1

1=1

1-6=1-6

1ab=1

1-3=1-3

1-8=1-8

1=1

1-7=1-7

1-8=1-8

1-11=1-11

1-2=1-2

1=1

1-9=1-9

1-3=1-3

1a (...impiis)=1b

1a=1a

1a=1

1=1

1a=2

1=1

1-6=1-6

1-4=1-4

1-2=1-2

1=1ab

1-4=1-4

1-2=1-2

1-5=1-5

1-4=1-4

1-4=1-4

1-6=1-6

1=1ab

1-7=1-7

1-4=1-4

1=1

1a=1

1ab=1

1-4=1-4

1-3=1-3

1-3=1-3

1=1ab

1-5=1-5

1-2=1-2

1-10=1-10

1=1

1=(1abc)

1-3=1-3

1=1

1=1ab

1-3=1-3

1=1ab

 

2ab=2

2a=2a

2=1

7a=7a

1c÷

4ab=4

9=10a

2=2ab

8=8ab

9a=(8 note z, 1st part)

12-12ab

3ab=3

2=2ab

10a÷

4a=4

1a (si multiplicentur)-b=2

1b=3b

1b=2

2a=2a

1b=(3)

2=2ab

7=9a

5a÷

3-4÷

2=1cd

5=5ab

6=6a

5=5ab

5ab=5

7a=7a

2a=1c

8a=8a

5=5a

2a=2

1b÷

1c=2a

5=5a

4=4ab

4ab=4

2=1cd

6=6a

3ab=3

11=11a

2ab=2

2=(1def)

4=4ab

2=(2)

2=1cd

4=4a

2a=1c

 

2cd=3

2b÷

3=2

7b=(7b)

2-5=2-5

4c÷

10=10b

3=2cd

9=8cd

9b=9a

13ab=12ab

3cd÷

3=2cd

10b=10

4b=5a

2=3ab

2a=1b

1c÷

2b÷

2=4a

3=2cd

8=9b

5b=5

5a=3a

3=2ab

6=5c

4-8=3-7

7=6b

6=5cde

5c÷

7b÷

2b=2a

8b÷

6a=5b

2b=(5a)

2a=2

2=2b

6a=(5b)

5=4cd

4bc=5ab

3=2ab

7a=6b

3c=4a

12ab(...illorum)=11b

2c=3a

3-6=2-5

5=4cd

3-10=3-10

3-4=2-3

5a=4b

2b=2a

 

2c=2b

4a=3

7c=7b

6=6ab

5-18=5-18

11÷

4-8=3-7

10-11÷

10ab÷

13cd=13ab

4a=4

4-8=3-7

11=11

5a=5b

3=3c

2b=3a

2=4a

3a=2b

3=4b

4=3

9=10

6-8=6-8

5b÷

4=2cd

7=5d

9ab (...honoris)=8

8=(7a)

7=6ab

7-18=7-18

7c=7b

3ab=2bc

9a=8b

6bc=6

3=(5b)

2b÷

3-6=3-6

6bc=6

6=5abc

5=5cd

4=2cd

7bc=7

4=4bcd

12(et in...)=12a

3=3bcd

7=6ab

6-8=5-7

11=11ab

5=4ab

5bc=5

3=2b-f

 

4-8=4-8

3=3

4bc÷

8a=8a

7=6cd

19=19ab

12-16=11-15

9=8ab

12=9a (3x!)

10c=9b

13e÷

4b=6b

[9÷ in note in Vg]

12a=12

5cd÷

4=3d

3=2

3=4b

3b=3a

5a=4

10=11ab

9=9a

6a÷

5-8=3-6

8=6a

9b (et in hab....)-d÷

9=7b

8=6cd

19=19ab

8ab=8

3c÷

9b÷

7-8=7-8

4-5(in note)=3-4

3-12=3-12

7a=7

7=5de

6=6ab

5a=3ab

8-10=8-10

5-7=5-7

13a(...illos)=12b

4=4

8=6cde

9=8ab

12a=11c

6=\(4cd)

6=6

4=3abc

 

9=9ab

4a=4a

5-8=4-7

8b÷

8=7ab

20=19cd

17=16a

10=8cd

13=9bcd

11=(10b)

14=14

4c=(6b, note l)

10=8

12b÷

6=6

5-10=4-9

4=4

4-7=5-8

3c÷

5-14=5-14

5b÷

11=11c

10a=9b

6b=3b

9=7ab

9=6b

10-17=9-16

10=8a

9=6ef

20=19c

8c÷

4=3a

10ab=9

9a÷

6-17=6-17

13a=13

8=7

7bc=(8a)

8=6ab

7ab=6cd

5b=4a

11=11abc

8=8ab

13a(usque...)-b=13

5=5ab

9-12=7-10

10ab=8cd

12b÷

7-16=5-14

7=(7a)

5=3de

 

10a=9c

4b=4b

9=8a

8c=8b

9=7c

21-22=20-21

18=16b

11=9ab

14=10ab

12-13=10-11

[15-16 in note for both]

5=7

11=(8)

13-15=13-15

7abc=7

11ab=10

5=(5)

8a=9

3d=3b

15=15ab

6-11=5-10

12=11d

10bc÷

7=4

10=7cd

10-16=7-13

18=17a

11a=8b

10-15=7-12

21-22=20-21

9-11=9-11

5=3b

10c=10

9bc=9

18a=18

13bc÷

9=8abc

7d=(8b)

9=6cd

7cd=7

6=4bc

12-14=12-14

9=8cd

14-16=14-16

6=5c-f

13=11abc

10c÷

13ab=12ab

17a(...homo)=15a

8a=7b

6=4

 

10bc=10

4c=4b

10a=8b

9a=9a

10=8

23ab=22

19-27=17-25

12=9cd

15=10cd

14=12a

17-18=17-18

6=5abc

12-16=9-13

16=16a

7d=8a

11c=11ab

6-7=7-8

8bc=10

4=4

16=15cd (see note)

12=11a

13=12

11=10

8ab=5

11=8acd (b in Heb.only)

17=(14a)

19=17b

11bc=9

16 (in note)=13a

23a=22a

12=12ab

6-8=4-6

11-12=11-12

10a=10

18b-19=19

13d=16

10a=8d

8=(8c)

10-11=7-8

8-10=8-10

7=4d

15=15abc

10-17=9-16

17=17ab

7=6

14a=11d

11-14=9-12

13cd=12ef

17a(princeps...)-b=50.1a

8bc=8

7ab=5

 

11-13=11-13

5=5

10b÷

9b-10a (...in iudicando)=9b

11=9 (plus note d)

23cd÷

28ab (...credas te)=26

13-22=10-19

16-17=11-12

15a=12b

19=19ab

7a=5de

17a=14a (in note)

17a÷

8a=8b

12=11cd

8a=10

9=11

5a=5

17=16ab

13=11b

14=13ab

12=11ab

8c-9a=6a

12-13=9-10

18=14

20-21=18-19

12=10

17 (in note)=13b

23b÷

13=12c

13=13ab

10b=11

20-21=20-21

14-17=17-20

10b-11=9

9-10=9-10

12=9ab

11=11 (see note)

8-11=5-8

16-17=16-17

18=17ab

18=17cd

8=7abc

14b=12a

15a-d=13

14-15=13-14

18(...sunt)=15b

9=9a

7c=(6a)

 

14÷

6ab=6

11-14=9-12

10b (esto pupillis...)=10ab

12-13=10-11

24-34=23-33

28b (in tote corde...)-29=27

 

18=13ab

15bc=13ab

20=19cd

7bc=6

17b-18=14b (in note)

17b=16b

8bc÷

13-15=12-14

8b=9

10a÷

5b÷

18a=16c

14=12a

15=13cd

13=11cd

9b-10=6b

14=11a

19=15a

22ab=20

13ab=11

18-20=13-15

23c=22b

14=13a

10=7a

14=13cd

(11 in note) ÷

22a=22b/a

18ab=21

12-14=(10-11)

11ab(...oblationem)=11

13=9cd

12-18=12-18

12=9(ab)d

18=18ab

19=17cd

19=18

9a=(7d)

15=12bc

15e=14a

16=15a-d

18(et post...) ÷

10=9bc

8=(6b)

 

15÷

6c÷

15ab=13

11=10cd

14a=12

35ab=34

30-32=28-30

 

19=13cd

15d÷

21=20

8-10=8-10

19-25=15-21

18a÷

9=9a

16=17ab

8c=9

10b=12a

5c=6

18b=17

15a=12b

16=13ef

14=11ef

11a÷

15a÷

20=(15b)

22c÷

13c÷

21÷

24a=23a

14=13bc

11=7b-8a

15ab=14

12-13=12-13

22bc=22cd

18c-19a=22a n.e

15=12ab

11b(et da...)-12a=12a

14-17=10-13

19=19ab

13-18=10-15

19ab=18cd

20-31=18-29

20ab=19

9bc=(8ab)

16=13

16a=14b

17=15ef

19=16

11ab=10

9=6c

 

16ab=14

7=7

15c=14a

12ab=11

14b÷

35cd=35

33ab=31a

 

20=13ef

16=13cd

22=21ab

11=11ab

26=22ab

19=18bcd

10a=(9b)

17=17cd

9-10=11-12

11÷

6a÷

19=v.17 note o

15b÷

17-20=14-17

15=12ab

11bc=7

15b=11b

21-23=16-18

23=21ab

14-15=12-13

22a÷

24b÷

16a=14a

12=8b

15cd=15

14a=14

23=23

19b÷

16=12cd

12b=12b

18=14a

20-25=20-25

19=16a

19cd=19

32=30ab

20cd=20ab

10a=8c

17ab=14

16b=15a

18-21=16-19

 

11cd=11ab

10=7

 

16cd÷

8=8

16=14b

12c÷

15=13

36-37=36=37

33c÷

 

21=14

17-20=14-17

23=21cd

12=12

27=22cd

20=19

10bcd=(10)

18-19=18-19

11ab=13

12=13ab

6b=(5)

20-29=18-27

16-31=13-28

21=18ab

16=12cd

12=8ab

16=12 (in note)

24÷

24=21c

16=14ab

22b=17

24c=23b

16b÷

13-22=9-18

16-22=16-22

14b÷

24a=24a

19c=22bc

17=13 (in note)

13-17=13-17

19=14bcd

26=26ab

20=16bc

20=20

33=(30ab)

21=20cd

10b=9b

17c=15a

17a=15b

22=20abc

 

12=11cd

11=8ab

 

17÷

9=9

17a÷

13-17=12-16

16=14ab

 

34a (...tibi)=31b

 

22=16

21÷

24-36=22-34

13ab=13

28=23ab

21÷

11-14=11-14

20÷

11c=14a

13=13cd

7-14=7-14

30a=28a

 

22=18cd

17=13

13=8cd

17=(13)

25=28ab

25-28=22-25

17=14cd

23=14

25=23cd

17=(14b)

23=(18 n.j)

23=23a

15a=15

24b=24a/b

20-28=23-31

18-20=14-16

18 (in note) ÷

20=15

27=26cd

21=17

21ab=21ab

34=30cd

22=21abc

11=9cde

18=15b

17b=16

23ab÷

 

13=12a-d

12=8cd

 

18÷

10÷

17bc=15

18a=17a

17ab=14cd

 

34a (primitiarum...)=31c (...guilt-offering)

 

23=15

22-24=18-20

 

13cd=14

29=23cd

22=20

15÷

21a=20b

12=14b

14-18=14-18

15=15a

30b÷

 

23÷

18=14ab

14ab=9

18=13a

26=28cd

29a=26a

18÷

24=18ab

26-27=24-25

18=15a

24=19

24a=23b

15b=19a

25-26=25-26

 

21a=(17)

19a=18

21=16a

28-29=27-28

22=18abc

21c-22a=21c

35-37=31-33

23=21def

12-14=10-12

19-23=16-20

18=17

23c=20d

 

14a=12e

13=(9)

 

19÷

11=10ab

18-21=16-20

18b÷

17c÷

 

34b÷

 

24=17

25-27=22-24

 

14=15

30-32=24-26

23ab=21

16-21=15-20

21b=21a

13=15

19a=20a

16a=15b

30c=28b

 

24-25=19-20

19=14c-f

14c=10a

19=13b

27=28ef

29b÷

19-25=15-21

25=18cd

 

19-21=16-18

25ab=20

24bc=24

16-18=16-18

 

 

21bcd=18

19b÷

22=17cd

30=29abc

23a=18d

22b=21d

 

24=22ab

15=13a

 

19=18ab

24-28=21-25

 

14b=13a

14-15=10-11

 

20=16

12=10cd

22ab=21

19=17b-e

18=15

 

35=31c (the gift...)-d

 

25=18

28ab=25

 

15=16ab

 

23bc=22

22=16.1a

22a=21b

14=17a

19b=19a

16b=(16)

31-33=29-31

 

26ab (...regressus)=21

20=15

15a=10b

20=14a

28a÷

29c=26b

26=(22)

26-35=19-28

 

22ab=19

25c=21

25-26=25-26

19a=(19a)

 

 

22=(19)

20-28=19-27

23-26=18-21

31=29d

23b-24a=19a

23-26=22-25

 

25a=22c

16=13bc

 

20=18cd

 

 

15a=13bc

16=12ab

 

21=17

13=11

22c=22a

20=18a

 

 

36-40=32-36

 

 

28c÷

 

16=16cd

 

24=23

 

22bc=22

15=17b

20a=19b

17a=16b

 

 

26b (ad amicum...)-27=22

21=16ab

15bc=11

21=14b

28bc=29

30-33=27-30

27=23

 

 

22c÷

25d÷

27a=27a

19bc=19bc

 

 

23-34=20-31

29=28a-d

27=(22a)

32=30

24=19bcd

 

 

25b=23a

17=14

 

21-23=19-21

 

 

15bc=14

17=12cd

 

22=18

14=12

22d÷

21a=18b

 

 

 

 

 

29-34=26-31

 

17=17a

 

25ab=24

 

22d=(22, note i)

16=19

20bc=20b

17b=17a

 

 

28=23ab

22=16cd

16ab=12

22=15a

 

 

28a=24a+÷

 

 

23=20cd

26=(22 n.m)+ ÷(et a...)

27b÷

20a=19d

 

 

 

30=28ef

28a=(22b)

 

25ab=20

 

 

26=23b-e

18=15ab

 

24=22a-d

 

 

16=15ab

18=13

 

23÷

15=13

23=22b

21b÷

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18a=16c

 

25cd=25

 

23-24=23-24

17=20

21=21

18a=17b

 

 

29=23cd

23=16ef

16c÷

23a=15b

 

 

28b=25b

 

 

24=20ab

27-28=23-24

28a=27b

20bc=20

 

 

 

31=28gh

28b=(23a)

 

25c=21a

 

 

27=23fg

19=15c-f

 

25=22ef

 

 

17=15cd

19ab=14

 

24=19

16a=14a

24a=23a

22=19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18b=17b

 

26-27=26-27

 

25ab=25

18-19=22-23

22ab=22

18bc=20

 

 

30=24

24=17

17=13

23bc=16

 

 

29a=24b

 

 

25ab=21

 

28b=28

21a=21

 

 

 

32=29

29a=(23b)

 

26a÷

 

 

 

20-22=16-18

 

26=23a

 

 

18-22=16-22

19c=(15a)

 

25=20

16bc

24b÷

23=20a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19=18

 

 

 

25cde÷

20ab=24

22c÷

19-21=22-24

 

 

31ab=25

25=18ab

18=14ab

24ab=17

 

 

29b=25a

 

 

25c÷

 

29-30=29-30

21b=22 n. t

 

 

 

33=30ab

29bc=24

 

26b=21b

 

 

 

23=19ab

 

27=23bc

 

 

23=(21)

20=15bcd

 

26÷

17=14b

25=23b

24=20b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26-27=26-27

20c÷

23-28=23-28

22=25a

 

 

31c=26a

26=18cde

19=14cd

24c=18a

 

 

29c÷

 

 

26=22ab

 

31a=31a

22÷

 

 

 

34=30cd

30-32=25-27

 

27a=21c

 

 

 

24=19cd

 

28=23d

 

 

24-25=22-23

21=16a

 

27=21a

18=15

26=24

25-26=21-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28=28a

21=25a

29a=29a

23a=25b

 

 

32=26b

27=(19a)+ ÷

20=15ab

25=18b

 

 

30ab=26

 

 

27=22cd

 

31b=31c

23-31=23-31

 

 

 

35=31

33=28ab

 

27bc=22ab

 

 

 

25=20abc

 

29ab=23ef

 

 

26=(24)

22a=16b

 

28=22

19=16