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If you respect your father, you can make up for your sins,
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and if you honor your mother, you are earning great wealth.
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If you respect your father, one day your own children will make you happy; the Lord will hear your prayers.
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If you obey the Lord by honoring your father and making your mother happy, you will live a long life.
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Obey your parents as if you were their slave.
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Honor your father in everything you do and say, so that you may receive his blessing.
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When parents give their blessing, they give strength to their children's homes, but when they curse their children, they destroy the very foundations.
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Never seek honor for yourself at your father's expense; it is not to your credit if he is dishonored.
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Your own honor comes from the respect that you show to your father. If children do not honor their mothers, it is their own disgrace.
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My child, take care of your father when he grows old; give him no cause for worry as long as he lives.
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Be sympathetic even if his mind fails him; don't look down on him just because you are strong and healthy.