Sirach 3:9-11

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⁹For a father’s blessing strengthens the houses of the children,
but a mother’s curse uproots their foundations.

¹⁰Do not glorify yourself by dishonoring your father,
for your father’s dishonor is no glory to you.
¹¹For a man’s glory comes from honoring his father,
and it is a disgrace for children not to respect their mother.

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