Holy Scripture
Sirach 41:5
A church father on this verse
“The children of sinners are detestable in the eyes of the Lord, not because they are born of sinful parents (since many righteous people had wicked fathers, like Hezekiah son of Ahaz and Josiah son of Amon), but because they imitated the wicked actions of their fathers. For this reason he added, "One who stays in the…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
5The children of sinners are abominable children, And they that are conversant in the dwelling of the ungodly.
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3Fear not the sentence of death, Remember them that have been before thee, and that come after; For this is the sentence of the Lord over all flesh.
4And why art thou against the pleasure of the most High? There is no inquisition in the grave, Whether thou have lived ten, or a hundred, or a thousand years.
— Sirach 41:5 —
6The inheritance of sinners’ children shall perish, And from their posterity shall be a perpetual reproach.
7The children will complain of an ungodly father, Because they will be reproached for his sake.