Sirach 30:13-15

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¹³Discipline your son and make his yoke heavy,^[a]
so that you may not be offended by his shamelessness.

¹⁴Better off poor, healthy, and fit
than rich and afflicted in body.
¹⁵Health and fitness are better than any gold,
and a robust body than countless riches.

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Sirach 30:13 Heb: Gk take pains with him

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