10 But children, being haughty, through disdain and want of nurture do stain the nobility of their kindred. (KJV)
Sirach 22:10
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Sirach 26:20–22
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Sirach 47:19–21
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Wisdom of Solomon 4:2–4
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Sirach 33:20–22
20 To son and wife, to brother and friend, don’t give power over yourself while you live, and don’t give your goods to another, lest you regret it and must ask for them. (WEB) 21 While you still live and breath is in you, don’t give yourself over to anybody. (WEB) 22 For it is bett… (WEB)
2 Esdras 8:59–61
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Sirach 3:9–11
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Wisdom of Solomon 3:16–18
16 But children of adulterers will not come to maturity. The seed of an unlawful union will vanish away. (WEB) 17 For if they live long, they will not be esteemed, and in the end, their old age will be without honor. (WEB) 18 If they die young, they will have no hope, nor consolati… (WEB)
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