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Sirach 16:1-3
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Sirach 16:1-3
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
God’s Punishment of Sinners
16 Do not desire a multitude of worthless[a] children,
and do not rejoice in ungodly offspring.
2 If they multiply, do not rejoice in them,
unless the fear of the Lord is in them.
3 Do not trust in their survival,
or rely on their numbers;[b]
for one can be better than a thousand,
and to die childless is better than to have ungodly children.
Footnotes
- Sirach 16:1 Heb: Gk unprofitable
- Sirach 16:3 Other ancient authorities add For you will groan in untimely mourning, and will know of their sudden end.
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