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My child, help your father in his old age, and don't give him grief during his life.
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And if his understanding fails, be tolerant, and don't shame him, because you have all your faculties.
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Taking care of one's father won't be forgotten. It will be credited to you against your sins.
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When you are in trouble, this will be recalled about you; like frost warmed by sunshine, so your sins will melt away.
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Those who abandon their fathers are like blasphemers, and those who anger their mothers have been cursed by the Lord.
Humility and charity
17 My child, conduct your affairs with gentleness, and you will be loved more than a person of good repute.
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However great you become, humble yourself more, and you will find favor before the Lord, and he is glorified by the humble.
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because the Lord's power is great,
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Don't seek out things that are too difficult for you, and don't investigate matters too perplexing for you.
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Think about what you have been commanded, because you have no need for matters that are hidden.