"Remember there is one who exalts and humbles" (Ben Sir 7:11): "putting down" (שפל/ταπεινόω) and "lifting up" (רום/ἀνυψόω) in the Book of Ben Sira

Whereas the notions of “putting down” and “lifting up” together are used about fifty times in the Book of Ben Sira, up to date an overview of passages in which these verbs occur is missing. This essay will be a first step to fill up this lacuna, focusing on God, and Lady Wisdom as agents. As to God’s activities, these verbs are specifically found at key moments: about theodicy andrelating to important biblical figures. Lady Wisdom’s activities are only found in Ben Sira 1-24 with no link to the verb “to put down”.