The craftiness of the poor in the conflict with the rich: The teaching of Sirach 13

Abstract

The prophetical activity did not end with the babilonical exile, in 587 b.C. It acquired new outlines in new environments. That is the focal point of this article in presenting a reflection on the chapter 13 of the book of Sirach or Book of Ecclesiasticus, from the optics of the behaviour dynamics between the poor and the rich. A prophecy of wise nature that spread in other narratives, in the post-exile era (Ws, Psalm, Job, Song, and Prov.). It acquires new outlines among acrostics, poems, proverbs and sentences. First, we aim to contextualize the time of the appearance of the book of Sirach, and then, to analyse metrics, antitheses and social propositions of the narrative.