Bonaventure
Medieval
c. A.D. 1221–1274
“Jurists are concerned with judgments of money, we with the judgment of ourselves. Hence, "before you are judged, seek merit for yourself."”
The interpretation timeline
Sir 18:19
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Sir 18:19 · Douay-Rheims
“Before judgment prepare thee justice, and learn before thou speak.”
Scholastic
c. 1100 – 1500
1274
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.