Sirach 30:3

3 The person who teaches his sons will make his enemy jealous, but among his friends he will rejoice over them.

Sirach 30:3 In-Context

1 The person who loves his sons will discipline them often so that he may be glad about how they turn out.
2 Whoever instructs his sons will benefit from them, and he will boast about them among his acquaintances.
3 The person who teaches his sons will make his enemy jealous, but among his friends he will rejoice over them.
4 When their father passes away, it is as if he hadn't died, because he left behind sons who are like him.
5 When he was alive, he saw them and was glad, and at his end, he wasn't grieved.
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