Kindness to a Father Is Not Forgotten (Sirach 3:14-15)
Deuterocanonical Wisdom
CAT-014•Deuterocanonical Wisdom
— ECCLESIASTICUS 3:17 (DOUAY-RHEIMS)
"And in justice thou shalt be built up, and in the day of affliction thou shalt be remembered: and thy sins shall melt away as the ice in the fair warm weather."
Modern Translation & Meaning
"Kindness to a father is remembered on the hard day, and old failures soften like ice in warm weather."
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