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Concerning children[a]

30 The person who loves his sons
will discipline them often
    so that he may be glad
    about how they turn out.
Whoever instructs his sons
will benefit from them,
    and he will boast about them
    among his acquaintances.
The person who teaches his sons
will make his enemy jealous,
    but among his friends
    he will rejoice over them.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 30:1 The title appears in Gk manuscripts.

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