Sirach 30:1-6

Concerning children

1 The person who loves his sons will discipline them often so that he may be glad about how they turn out.

2 Whoever instructs his sons will benefit from them, and he will boast about them among his acquaintances.

3 The person who teaches his sons will make his enemy jealous, but among his friends he will rejoice over them.

4 When their father passes away, it is as if he hadn't died, because he left behind sons who are like him.

5 When he was alive, he saw them and was glad, and at his end, he wasn't grieved.

6 He was survived by those who would avenge him against his enemies and who would repay kindness to his friends.

Footnotes

• [a] The title appears in Gk manuscripts.