Verse

Sirach 3:16

Original

¹⁶He that forsaketh his father is as a blasphemer; and he that angereth his mother is cursed: of God.

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¹⁴For the relieving of thy father shall not be forgotten: and instead of sins it shall be added to build thee up.

¹⁵In the day of thine affliction it shall be remembered; thy sins also shall melt away, as the ice in the fair warm weather.

— Sirach 3:16 —

¹⁷My son, go on with thy business in meekness; so shalt thou be beloved of him that is approved.

¹⁸The greater thou art, the more humble thyself, and thou shalt find favour before the Lord.