1:1-1:30 • Praise of Wisdom
2:1-2:18 • Duties toward God
3:1-3:16 • Duties toward Parents
3:17-3:29 • Humility
3:30-3:31 • Alms for the Poor
4:1-4:10 • Duties toward the Poor and the Oppressed
4:11-4:31 • The Rewards of Wisdom
5:1-6:4 • Precepts for Everyday Living
6:5-6:17 • Friendship, False and True
6:18-6:37 • Blessings of Wisdom
7:1-7:17 • Miscellaneous Advice
7:18-7:36 • Relations with Others
8:1-8:19 • Prudence and Common Sense
9:1-9:9 • Advice Concerning Women
9:10-9:16 • Choice of Friends
9:17-10:5 • Concerning Rulers
10:6-10:18 • The Sin of Pride
10:19-10:25 • Persons Deserving Honour
10:26-10:31 • Concerning Humility
11:1-11:6 • The Deceptiveness of Appearances
11:7-11:28 • Deliberation and Caution
11:29-12:18 • Care in Choosing Friends
13:1-14:2 • Caution Regarding Associates
14:3-14:19 • Responsible Use of Wealth
14:20-15:10 • The Happiness of Seeking Wisdom
15:11-15:20 • Freedom of Choice
16:1-16:23 • God's Punishment of Sinners
16:24-17:24 • God's Wisdom Seen in Creation
17:25-17:32 • A Call to Repentance
18:1-18:14 • The Majesty of God
18:15-18:18 • The Right Spirit in Giving Alms
18:19-18:29 • The Need of Reflection and Self-Control
18:30-19:3 • Self-Control
19:4-19:17 • Against Loose Talk
19:20-19:30 • True and False Wisdom
20:1-20:8 • Silence and Speech
20:9-20:17 • Paradoxes
20:18-20:23 • Inappropriate Speech
20:24-20:26 • Lying
20:27-20:31 • Proverbial Sayings
21:1-21:10 • Various Sins
21:11-21:28 • Wisdom and Foolishness
22:1-22:6 • The Idler
22:9-22:18 • Wisdom and Folly
22:19-22:26 • The Preservation of Friendship
22:27-23:6 • A Prayer for Help against Sinning
23:7-23:11 • Discipline of the Tongue
23:12-23:15 • Foul Language
23:16-23:27 • Concerning Sexual Sins
24:1-24:22 • The Praise of Wisdom
24:23-24:34 • Wisdom and the Law
25:1-25:11 • Those Who Are Worthy of Praise
25:13-25:26 • Some Extreme Forms of Evil
26:1-26:4 • The Joy of a Good Wife
26:5-26:12 • The Worst of Evils: A Wicked Wife
26:13-26:27 • The Blessing of a Good Wife
26:28 • Three Depressing Things
26:29-27:3 • The Temptation of Commerce
27:4-27:7 • Tests in Life
27:8-27:10 • Reward and Retribution
27:11-27:15 • Varieties of Speech
27:16-27:21 • Betraying Secrets
27:22-27:29 • Hypocrisy and Retribution
27:30-28:11 • Anger and Vengeance
28:12-28:26 • The Evil Tongue
29:1-29:13 • On Lending and Borrowing
29:14-29:20 • On Guaranteeing Debts
29:21-29:28 • Home and Hospitality
30:1-30:17 • Concerning Children
30:18-30:25 • Concerning Foods
31:1-31:11 • Right Attitude towards Riches
31:12-31:24 • Table Etiquette
31:25-31:31 • Temperance in Drinking Wine
32:1-32:13 • Etiquette at a Banquet
32:14-33:6 • The Providence of God
33:7-33:19 • Differences in Nature and in Humankind
33:20-33:24 • The Advantage of Independence
33:25-33:33 • The Treatment of Slaves
34:1-34:8 • Dreams Mean Nothing
34:9-34:13 • Experience as a Teacher
34:14-34:20 • Fear the Lord
34:21-34:31 • Offering Sacrifices
35:1-35:13 • The Law and Sacrifices
35:14-35:26 • Divine Justice
36:1-36:22 • A Prayer for God's People
36:23-36:31 • Concerning Discrimination
37:1-37:6 • False Friends
37:7-37:15 • Caution in Taking Advice
37:16-37:26 • True and False Wisdom
37:27-37:31 • Concerning Moderation
38:1-38:15 • Concerning Physicians and Health
38:16-38:23 • On Mourning for the Dead
38:24-38:34 • Trades and Crafts
39:1-39:11 • The Activity of the Scribe
39:12-39:35 • A Hymn of Praise to God
40:1-40:11 • Human Wretchedness
40:12-40:17 • Injustice Will Not Prosper
40:18-40:27 • The Joys of Life
40:28-40:30 • The Disgrace of Begging
41:1-41:4 • Concerning Death
41:5-42:8 • The Fate of the Wicked
42:9-42:25 • The Works of God in Nature
43:1-43:8 • The Splendor of the Sun
43:9-43:33 • The Glory of the Stars and the Rainbow
44:1-44:15 • Hymn in Honour of Our Ancestors
44:16 • Enoch
44:17-44:18 • Noah
44:19-44:21 • Abraham
44:22-44:23 • Isaac and Jacob
45:1-45:5 • Moses
45:6-45:22 • Aaron
45:23-45:26 • Phinehas
46:1-46:10 • Joshua and Caleb
46:11-46:20 • The Judges
47:1 • Nathan
47:2-47:11 • David
47:12-47:22 • Solomon
47:23-47:25 • Rehoboam and Jeroboam
48:1-48:11 • Elijah
48:12-48:16 • Elisha
48:17-48:22 • Hezekiah
48:23-48:25 • Isaiah
49:1-49:13 • Josiah and Other Worthies
49:14-49:16 • Retrospect
50:1-50:21 • Simon Son of Onias
50:22-50:24 • A Benediction
50:25-50:29 • Epilogue
51:1-51:12 • Prayer of Jesus Son of Sirach
51:13-51:30 • Autobiographical Poem on Wisdom