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Wisdom of Ben Sira 3:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 3:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 for a father’s blessing strengthens the houses of his children,
but a mother’s curse uproots their foundations.
10 Do not revel in any disgrace that may affect your father,
for your father’s dishonor will not be a source of honor to you.
11 The honor of a father is one’s own honor as well,
and the dishonor of a mother is a disgrace to her children.[a]
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 3:11 And the dishonor . . . to her children: an alternative reading is: “and you multiply sin when you demean your mother.”
