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Sirach 3:9
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since a father's blessing supports his children's families, but a mother's curse undermines their foundations.
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and they will serve their parents as their masters.
8
Honor your father in action and word so that a blessing will come from him to you,
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since a father's blessing supports his children's families, but a mother's curse undermines their foundations.
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Don't glorify yourself in your father's disgrace, because your father's disgrace brings you no credit.
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A father's honor is the starting point for his children's reputation, and a mother in disrepute is a disgrace to her children.
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