Sirach 3:1-3

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

Duties towards Parents

3 Listen to me your father, O children;
act accordingly, that you may be kept in safety.
²For the Lord honours a father above his children,
and he confirms a mother’s right over her children.
³Those who honour their father atone for sins,

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New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

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