Sirach 3:3-6
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;
Footnotes
- Sirach 3:6 Heb: Other ancient authorities read comfort
Sirach 3:12-13
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
12 My child, help your father in his old age,
and do not grieve him as long as he lives;
13 even if his mind fails, be patient with him;
because you have all your faculties do not despise him.
Sirach 3:16
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
16 Whoever forsakes a father is like a blasphemer,
and whoever angers a mother is cursed by the Lord.
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