Sirach 30:1

Verse 1. He. Greek prefixes “on children.” Bible.—And not, and so forth is omitted in Greek It may signify, and not beg, ( Calmet.) or steal. Bible.—The welfare of the country depends on the good education of children, which cannot be performed without correction, ( Calmet.) though this should never be used till more gentle means have been tried. Fenelon on Educ.—The neglect of correction proceeds from a misplaced tenderness, (Proverbs 13:24) which in the end proves most prejudicial both to the child and to the public. Bible.—See Plato, rep. ii. and vii. Arist. pol. vi. Cic. off. ii. Calmet.