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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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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.