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Hear me, your father, O my children,
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For the Lord honors the father over the children,
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He who honors his father will make atonement for sins.
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He who gives glory to his mother is as one who lays up treasure.
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Whoever honors his father will have joy in his own children.
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He who gives glory to his father will have length of days.
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[a]and will serve under his parents, as to masters.
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Honor your father in deed and word,
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For the blessing of the father establishes the houses of children,
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Don’t glorify yourself in the dishonor of your father,
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For the glory of a man is from the honor of his father,
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My son, help your father in his old age,
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If he fails in understanding, have patience with him.
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For the kindness to your father will not be forgotten.
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In the day of your affliction it will be remembered for you,
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He who forsakes his father is as a blasphemer.
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My son, go on with your business in humility;
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The greater you are, humble yourself the more,
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For the power of the Lord is great,
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Don’t seek things that are too hard for you,
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Think about the things that have been commanded you,
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Don’t be overly busy in tasks that are beyond you,
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For the conceit of many has led them astray.
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[c]There is no light without eyes.
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A stubborn heart will do badly at the end.
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A stubborn heart will be burdened with troubles.
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The calamity of the proud has no healing,
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The heart of the prudent will understand a proverb.
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Water will quench a flaming fire;
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He who repays good turns is mindful of that which comes afterward.