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Sirach 3:9-11
Wycliffe Bible
Sirach 3:9-11
Wycliffe Bible
9 The blessing of the father maketh steadfast the houses of sons; but the cursing of the mother draweth out the foundaments (or the foundations) [by the root].
10 Have thou not glory in the despising of thy father; for it is not glory to thee, but confusion. [Not glory thou in the wrong of thy father; forsooth it is not to thee glory, but shame.]
11 For why the glory of a man is of the honour of his father; and the shame (or the reproof) of the son is a father without honour.
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2001 by Terence P. Noble