Remember the Groanings of Your Mother (Sirach 7:27-28)
Deuterocanonical Wisdom
CAT-009•Deuterocanonical Wisdom
— ECCLESIASTICUS 7:28-30 (DOUAY-RHEIMS)
"With thy whole heart, Honour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother: Remember that thou hadst not been born but through them: and make a return to them as they have done for thee."
Modern Translation & Meaning
"We exist because of their sacrifice; repay it with a whole heart."
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