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11 Don’t give them free rein in their youth.[a]
12     Bruise their sides
    while they are still young,
    or else they will become stubborn
    and disobey you.
13 Educate your children, and work on them,
    so that you don’t end up offended
    by their shameful behavior.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 30:11 LXXb adds 30:11b-12a and don’t overlook his mistakes. In his youth, bow down his neck.

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