Sirach
As found in the Greek Septuagint
GNB
Chapter 3
Sirach 3:1 Children, listen to me; I am your father. Do what I tell you and you will be safe,
Sirach 3:2 for the Lord has given fathers authority over their children and given children the obligation to obey their mothers.
Sirach 3:3 If you respect your father, you can make up for your sins,
Sirach 3:4 and if you honor your mother, you are earning great wealth.
Sirach 3:5 If you respect your father, one day your own children will make you happy; the Lord will hear your prayers.
Sirach 3:6 If you obey the Lord by honoring your father and making your mother happy, you will live a long life.
Sirach 3:7 Obey your parents as if you were their slave.
Sirach 3:8 Honor your father in everything you do and say, so that you may receive his blessing.
Sirach 3:9 When parents give their blessing, they give strength to their children's homes, but when they curse their children, they destroy the very foundations.
Sirach 3:10 Never seek honor for yourself at your father's expense; it is not to your credit if he is dishonored.
Sirach 3:11 Your own honor comes from the respect that you show to your father. If children do not honor their mothers, it is their own disgrace.
Sirach 3:12 My child, take care of your father when he grows old; give him no cause for worry as long as he lives.
Sirach 3:13 Be sympathetic even if his mind fails him; don't look down on him just because you are strong and healthy.
Sirach 3:14 The Lord will not forget the kindness you show to your father; it will help you make up for your sins.
Sirach 3:15 When you are in trouble, the Lord will remember your kindness and will help you; your sins will melt away like frost in warm sunshine.
Sirach 3:16 Those who abandon their parents or give them cause for anger may as well be cursing the Lord; they are already under the Lord's curse.
Sirach 3:17 My child, be humble in everything you do, and people will appreciate it more than gifts.
Sirach 3:18 The greater you become, the more humble you should be; then the Lord will be pleased with you.
Sirach 3:20 The Lord's power is great, and he is honored by those who are humble.
Sirach 3:21 Don't try to understand things that are too hard for you, or investigate matters that are beyond your power to know.
Sirach 3:22 Concentrate on the Law, which has been given to you. You do not need to know about things which the Lord has not revealed,
Sirach 3:23 so don't concern yourself with them. After all, what has been shown to you is beyond human power to understand.
Sirach 3:24 Many people have been mislead by their own opinions; their wrong ideas have warped their judgment.
Sirach 3:26 Stubbornness will get you into trouble at the end. If you live dangerously, it will kill you.
Sirach 3:27 A stubborn person will be burdened down with troubles. Sinners go on adding one sin to another.
Sirach 3:28 There is no cure for the troubles that arrogant people have; wickedness has taken deep root in them.
Sirach 3:29 Intelligent people will learn from proverbs and parables. They listen well because they want to learn.
Sirach 3:30 Giving to the poor can make up for sin, just as water can put out a blazing fire.
Sirach 3:31 Anyone who responds to others with acts of kindness is thinking of the future, because he will find help if he ever falls on hard times.