8 He who teaches a fool is as one who teaches a man who slumbers. In the end he will say, “What is it?”
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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Sirach 22:8. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.
Panels
3
Word Entries
12
Editorial Notes
2
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Source panels are separated by tradition and license. Imported or dataset-backed morphology is stronger than generated or rule-aligned morphology, and editorial alignment notes explain source-structure exceptions without pretending to be ancient source text.
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Latin Vulgate Clementine
Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology
Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported
Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.
Qui narrat verbum non audienti, quasi qui excitat dormientem de gravi somno.
12 word entries
qui
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- qui
- Transliteration
- qui
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: pronoun
- Occurrences
- 15011
narrat
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- narro
- Transliteration
- narrat
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 111
verbum
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- uerbum
- Transliteration
- verbum
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 1162
non
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- non
- Transliteration
- non
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adverb
- Occurrences
- 7320
adtendenti
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- attendo
- Transliteration
- adtendenti
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 75
quasi
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- quasi
- Transliteration
- quasi
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adverb
- Occurrences
- 989
qui
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- qui
- Transliteration
- qui
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: pronoun
- Occurrences
- 15011
excitat
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- excito
- Transliteration
- excitat
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 19
dormientem
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- dormio
- Transliteration
- dormientem
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 231
de
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- de
- Transliteration
- de
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
- Occurrences
- 4779
gravi
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- grauis
- Transliteration
- gravi
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adjective
- Occurrences
- 58
somno
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- somnus
- Transliteration
- somno
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 49
Spirit Nation Apocrypha Greek Alignment Note
English · Greek Deuterocanonical Structure · Spirit Nation Editorial Note
Coverage: Source-structure exceptions
Explains reader references where the imported tradition does not align one-to-one.
Editorial alignment note: The Greek apocryphal/deuterocanonical source uses alternate additions, grouping, or source structure here. Reader-side public-domain text for this reference: "He that telleth a tale to a fool speaketh to one in a slumber: when he hath told his tale, he will say, What is the matter?" This panel is a study bridge only, not a replacement for an ancient source witness.
Source verse imported. Word-by-word lemma, morphology, gloss, and lexicon entries have not been attached for this language/source yet.
Spirit Nation Apocrypha Syriac Alignment Note
English · Syriac Apocrypha Structure · Spirit Nation Editorial Note
Coverage: Source-structure exceptions
Explains reader references where the imported tradition does not align one-to-one.
Editorial alignment note: Syriac apocryphal availability varies by book and manuscript tradition, and this row is not one-to-one in the current package. Reader-side public-domain text for this reference: "He that telleth a tale to a fool speaketh to one in a slumber: when he hath told his tale, he will say, What is the matter?" This panel is a study bridge only, not a replacement for an ancient source witness.
Source verse imported. Word-by-word lemma, morphology, gloss, and lexicon entries have not been attached for this language/source yet.
These notes explain relevant source panels that are not shown for this verse because of source coverage, licensing, alternate traditions, or versification structure.
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Greek LXX
alternate structure
The Greek source uses alternate additions, lettered verses, or different grouping here. Verified one-to-one aliases are attached where they can be mapped cleanly.
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Syriac Peshitta
partial tradition
The current Syriac source package has partial or differently structured coverage for this apocryphal book. Panels are attached only where the reference maps cleanly.