Sirach 3:3-7
Revised Standard Version
3 Whoever honors his father atones for sins,
4 and whoever glorifies his mother is like one who lays up treasure.
5 Whoever honors his father will be gladdened by his own children,
and when he prays he will be heard.
6 Whoever glorifies his father will have long life,
and whoever obeys the Lord will refresh his mother;
7 he will serve his parents as his masters.[a]
Footnotes
- Sirach 3:7 In other authorities this line is preceded by Whoever fears the Lord will honor his father,
Sirach 3:14-17
Revised Standard Version
14 For kindness to a father will not be forgotten,
and against your sins it will be credited to you;
15 in the day of your affliction it will be remembered in your favor;
as frost in fair weather, your sins will melt away.
16 Whoever forsakes his father is like a blasphemer,
and whoever angers his mother is cursed by the Lord.
Humility
17 My son, perform your tasks in meekness;
then you will be loved by those whom God accepts.
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