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10 Do not laugh with him, lest you have sorrow with him,
    and in the end you will gnash your teeth.
11 Give him no authority in his youth,
    and do not ignore his errors.
12 Bow down his neck in his youth,[a]
    and beat his sides while he is young,
lest he become stubborn and disobey you,
    and you have sorrow of soul from him.[b]

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  1. Sirach 30:12 Other authorities omit this line and the preceding line
  2. Sirach 30:12 Other authorities omit this line

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