Sirach 3:1

Duties to parents

1 Listen to a father's warning, children, and act accordingly so that you may be safe.

Sirach 3:1 In-Context

1 Listen to a father's warning, children, and act accordingly so that you may be safe.

2 The Lord gives pride of place to a father above his children and establishes a mother's judgment above that of her offspring.

3 Those who honor their fathers will make up for their own sins,

4 and those who praise their mother are like people storing up treasure.

5 Those who honor their fathers will be made happy by their own children, and they will be heard when they pray.