Translation commentary on Sirach 14:25

He will pitch his tent near her, and will lodge in an excellent lodging place: The first line of this verse is almost synonymous with the last line of verse 24, and Good News Translation has combined the two lines as part of verse 24. This can be done, and in our restructuring would read:

• They camp as close to her house as they can get,
and they have there a fine place to live.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Sirach. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.