Sirach 3:3-7
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
3 Those who honor their father atone for sins,
4 and those who respect their mother are like those who lay up treasure.
5 Those who honor their father will have joy in their own children,
and when they pray they will be heard.
6 Those who respect their father will have long life,
and those who honor[a] their mother obey the Lord;
7 they will serve their parents as their masters.[b]
Footnotes
- Sirach 3:6 Heb: Other ancient authorities read comfort
- Sirach 3:7 In other ancient authorities this line is preceded by Those who fear the Lord honor their father,
Sirach 3:14-17
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
14 For kindness to a father will not be forgotten,
and will be credited to you against your sins;
15 in the day of your distress it will be remembered in your favor;
like frost in fair weather, your sins will melt away.
16 Whoever forsakes a father is like a blasphemer,
and whoever angers a mother is cursed by the Lord.
Humility
17 My child, perform your tasks with humility;[a]
then you will be loved by those whom God accepts.
Footnotes
- Sirach 3:17 Heb: Gk meekness
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