OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 7:27

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27

Honor your father with your whole heart, and don’t forget the birth pangs of your mother.

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Verse 27. Man. The Jews in general embraced the married state in their youth. Saint Paul prefers virginity. 1 Corinthians 7:8.

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