The interpretation timeline
Sirach 17:4 Douay-Rheims

He put the fear of him upon all flesh, and he had dominion over beasts and fowls.

1 witness

Post-Reformation

c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.