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Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 3
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Chapter 3
Duties towards parents
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Children, listen to me your father, do what I tell you, and so be safe;
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for the Lord honours the father in his children, and upholds the rights of a mother over her sons.
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Whoever respects his father is atoning for his sins,
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he who honours his mother is like someone amassing a fortune.
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Whoever respects his father will be happy with children of his own, he shall be heard on the day when he prays.
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Long life comes to him who honours his father, he who sets his mother at ease is showing obedience to the Lord.
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He serves his parents as he does his Lord.
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Respect your father in deed as well as word, so that blessing may come on you from him;
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since a father’s blessing makes the houses of his children firm, while a mother’s curse tears up their foundations.
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Do not make a boast of disgrace overtaking your father, your father’s disgrace reflects no honour on you;
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for a man’s honour derives from the respect shown to his father, and a mother held in dishonour is a reproach to her children.
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My son, support your father in his old age, do not grieve him during his life.
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Even if his mind should fail, show him sympathy, do not despise him in your health and strength;
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for kindness to a father shall not be forgotten but will serve as reparation for your sins.
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In the days of your affliction it will be remembered of you, like frost in sunshine, your sins will melt away.
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The man who deserts his father is no better than a blasphemer, and whoever angers his mother is accursed of the Lord.
Humility
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My son, be gentle in carrying out your business, and you will be better loved than a lavish giver.
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The greater you are, the more you should behave humbly, and then you will find favour with the Lord;
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for great though the power of the Lord is, he accepts the homage of the humble.
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Do not try to understand things that are too difficult for you, or try to discover what is beyond your powers.
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Concentrate on what has been assigned you, you have no need to worry over mysteries.
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Do not meddle with matters that are beyond you; what you have been taught already exceeds the scope of the human mind.
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For many have been misled by their own presumption, and wrong-headed opinions have warped their ideas.
Pride
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A stubborn heart will come to a bad end at last, and whoever loves danger will perish in it.
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A stubborn heart is weighed down with troubles, the sinner heaps sin on sin.
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There is no cure for the proud man’s malady, since an evil growth has taken root in him.
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The heart of a sensible man will reflect on parables, an attentive ear is the sage’s dream.
Charity to the poor
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Water quenches a blazing fire, almsgiving atones for sins.
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Whoever gives favours in return is mindful of the future; at the moment of his fall he will find support.
Chapters of Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)
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