The interpretation timeline
Sirach 39:6 Douay-Rheims

He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and he will pray in the sight of the most High.

1 witness

Post-Reformation

c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
1774–1849
“Pray. Diligence and prayer are the means to acquire wisdom, chap. iv. 13.”
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.