Sirach 3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021(NRSVUE)

Sirach 3Duties toward Parents

1Listen to me your father, O children;

act accordingly, that you may be safe.

2 their mother obey the Lord;

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20For great is the might of the Lord,

but by the humble he is glorified.

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26A stubborn mind will fare badly at the end,

and whoever loves danger will perish in it.

27 Isa 30.1; Sir 5.5; 7.8 A stubborn mind will be burdened by troubles,

and the sinner adds sin to sins.

28 Prov 28.14 When calamity befalls the proud, there is no healing,

for an evil plant has taken root in him.

29 Prov 1.6 The mind of the intelligent appreciates proverbs,

and an attentive ear is the desire of the wise.

Alms for the Poor

30 Ps 41.1, 2; Dan 4.27; Tob 4.10 As water extinguishes a blazing fire,

so almsgiving atones for sin.

31 Mt 5.7 Those who repay favors give thought to the future;

when they fall they will find support.