Metaphors and Similes
A Textual and Grammatical Study of Sirach 24:30–31
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25788/vidbor.v7i1.1193Keywords:
Ben Sira, Dorix/Doryx, dioryx, Homeric simile, homoioarchon, Jerome, nahar, potamos, trames/tramisAbstract
The variant translations and non-extant renditions of the book of Jesus, Son of Sirach found in the Septuagint and the Vulgate presents a quagmire of interpretations. This article attempts to provide some clarity to these competing translations through a philological and grammatical analysis of Sirach 24: 30–31. The article concludes that the Vulgate better represents Ben Sira’s intended message than does the Septuagint.
