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Sirach 30:9 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Pamper your child, and he will make you afraid. Play with him, and he will grieve you. "

Sirach 30:9

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7 He who makes too much of his son will bind up his wounds. His heart will be troubled at every cry.

8 An unbroken horse becomes stubborn. An unrestrained son becomes headstrong.

9 Pamper your child, and he will make you afraid. Play with him, and he will grieve you.

10 Don’t laugh with him, lest you have sorrow with him, and you gnash your teeth in the end.

11 Give him no liberty in his youth, and don’t ignore his follies.

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"He who loves his son will continue to lay stripes upon him, that he may have joy from him in the end."

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"He who teaches his son will provoke his enemy to jealousy. Before friends, he will rejoice in him."

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"His father dies, and is as though he had not died; for he has left one behind him like himself."

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"In his life, he saw his son and rejoiced. When he died, it was without regret."

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"He left behind him an avenger against his enemies, and one to repay kindness to his friends."

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