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Ben Sira 3:6-12 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

6. Those who respect their father will live a long life;those who obey the Lord honor their mother.

7. Those who fear the Lord honor their father,and serve their parents as masters.

8. In word and deed honor your father,that all blessings may come to you.

9. A father’s blessing gives a person firm roots,but a mother’s curse uproots the growing plant.

10. Do not glory in your father’s disgrace,for that is no glory to you!

11. A father’s glory is glory also for oneself;they multiply sin who demean their mother.

12. My son, be steadfast in honoring your father;do not grieve him as long as he lives.

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