Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation So discipline your son and give him work to do, or else he will be an embarrassment to you. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Instruct thy son, and labour about him, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence to thee. Sirach 30:11Give him not liberty in his youth, and wink not at his devices. Sirach 30:12 Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat his sides while he is a child, lest he grow stubborn, and regard thee not, and so be a sorrow of heart to thee. Sirach 30:14 Better is a poor man who is sound, and strong of constitution, than a rich man who is weak and afflicted with evils. Sirach 30:15 Health of the soul in holiness of justice, is better than all gold and silver: and a sound body, than immense revenues. Context Sirach 30…12Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat his sides while he is a child, lest he grow stubborn, and regard thee not, and so be a sorrow of heart to thee. 13Instruct thy son, and labour about him, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence to thee. 14Better is a poor man who is sound, and strong of constitution, than a rich man who is weak and afflicted with evils.… Cross References Sirach 30:11 Give him not liberty in his youth, and wink not at his devices. Sirach 30:12 Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat his sides while he is a child, lest he grow stubborn, and regard thee not, and so be a sorrow of heart to thee. Sirach 30:14 Better is a poor man who is sound, and strong of constitution, than a rich man who is weak and afflicted with evils. Sirach 30:15 Health of the soul in holiness of justice, is better than all gold and silver: and a sound body, than immense revenues. |
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