Patience When Their Mind Fails (Sirach 3:13-14)
Deuterocanonical Wisdom
CAT-008•Deuterocanonical Wisdom
— ECCLESIASTICUS 3:15 (DOUAY-RHEIMS)
"And if his understanding fail, have patience with him, and despise him not when thou art in thy strength: for the relieving of the father shall not be forgotten."
Modern Translation & Meaning
"When memory or strength fades, our patience becomes their dignity."
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