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Children will blame an ungodly father,
    for they suffer disgrace because of him.
Woe to you, the ungodly,
    who have forsaken the law of the Most High God!
If you have children, calamity will be theirs;
    you will beget them only for groaning.
When you stumble, there is lasting joy;[a]
    and when you die, a curse is your lot.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 41:9 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain

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