Sirach 41:9
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When you are born, you are born to a curse, and when you die, you will leave a curse as your legacy.
The inheritance of the children of sinners shall perish, and with their posterity shall be a perpetual reproach.
When you have children, disaster will strike them and you will be left with nothing but sorrow. There will be great joy whenever you stumble, and even after your death you will be cursed.
If you have children, calamity will be theirs; and if you beget them, it will be only for groaning. When you stumble, there is lasting joy; and when you die, you become a curse.
If you have children, they will endure calamity; you will beget them solely for groaning. When you stumble, lasting joy prevails; and when you die, a curse is your lot.
If you have children, calamity will be theirs; you will beget them only for groaning. When you stumble, there is lasting joy; and when you die, a curse is your lot.
If you have children, calamity will be theirs; you will beget them only for groaning. When you stumble, there is lasting joy; and when you die, a curse is your lot.
If you have children, calamity will be theirs; you will beget them only for groaning. When you stumble, there is lasting joy; and when you die, a curse is your lot.
You will beget them only for groaning. When you stumble, there is lasting joy, and when you die, a curse is your lot.
When you are born, you are born to a curse; and when you die, a curse is your lot.
When you are born, you are born to a curse; and when you die, a curse is your lot.
And if ye be born, ye shall be born in cursedness; and if ye be dead, your part shall be in cursedness. [And if ye shall be born, in cursing ye shall be born; and if ye shall die, in cursing shall be your part.]
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