Sirach 30:1
He who loves his son will continue to lay stripes upon him, that he may have joy from him in the end.
Sirach 30 - Meaning, Themes & Application
Understand the key themes and apply Sirach 30 to your life today
27 verses | World English Bible — Catholic Edition
Verses in Sirach 30
Sirach 30:2
He who chastises his son will have profit from him, and will brag about him among his acquaintances.
Sirach 30:3
He who teaches his son will provoke his enemy to jealousy. Before friends, he will rejoice in him.
Sirach 30:4
His father dies, and is as though he had not died; for he has left one behind him like himself.
Sirach 30:5
In his life, he saw his son and rejoiced. When he died, it was without regret.
Sirach 30:6
He left behind him an avenger against his enemies, and one to repay kindness to his friends.
Sirach 30:7
He who makes too much of his son will bind up his wounds. His heart will be troubled at every cry.
Sirach 30:8
An unbroken horse becomes stubborn. An unrestrained son becomes headstrong.
Sirach 30:9
Pamper your child, and he will make you afraid. Play with him, and he will grieve you.
Sirach 30:10
Don’t laugh with him, lest you have sorrow with him, and you gnash your teeth in the end.
Sirach 30:11
Give him no liberty in his youth, and don’t ignore his follies.
Sirach 30:12
Bow down his neck in his youth, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he become stubborn, and be disobedient to you, and there be sorrow to your soul.
Sirach 30:13
Chastise your son, and give him work, lest his shameless behavior be an offense to you.
Sirach 30:14
Better is a poor man who is healthy and fit, than a rich man who is afflicted in his body.
Sirach 30:15
Health and fitness are better than all gold, and a strong body better than wealth without measure.
Sirach 30:16
There is no wealth better than health of body. There is no gladness above the joy of the heart.
Sirach 30:17
Death is better than a bitter life, and eternal rest than a continual sickness.
Sirach 30:18
Good things poured out upon a mouth that is closed are like food offerings laid upon a grave.
Sirach 30:19
What does an offering profit an idol? For it can’t eat or smell. So is he who is punished by the Lord,
Sirach 30:20
seeing with his eyes and groaning, like a eunuch embracing a virgin and groaning.
Sirach 30:21
Don’t give your soul to sorrow. Don’t afflict yourself deliberately.
Sirach 30:22
Gladness of heart is the life of a man. Cheerfulness of a man lengthens his days.
Sirach 30:23
Love your own soul, and comfort your heart. Remove sorrow far from you, for sorrow has destroyed many, and there is no profit in it.
Sirach 30:24
Envy and wrath shorten life. Anxiety brings old age before its time.
Sirach 30:25
Those who are cheerful and merry will benefit from their food.
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