OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 3:11

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For the glory of a man is from the honor of his father, and a mother in dishonor is a reproach to her children.

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Verse 11. Foundations. Saint Augustine (de Civ. Dei. xxii. 8.) gives a memorable instance. The pagans deemed such curses most terrible. Orpheus. Genesis 9:25.—They are executed upon the wicked.

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