Ecclesiasticus 33:21
“For better it is that thy children should seeke to thee, then that thou shouldst stand to their courtesie.”
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Ecclesiasticus 33:21 Context
19Giue not thy sonne, and wife, thy brother and friend power ouer thee while thou liuest, and giue not thy goods to another, lest it repent thee: and thou intreat for the same againe. 20As long as thou liuest and hast breath in thee, giue not thy selfe ouer to any. 21For better it is that thy children should seeke to thee, then that thou shouldst stand to their courtesie. 22In all thy workes keepe to thy selfe the preheminence, leaue not a staine in thine honour. 23At the time when thou shalt end thy dayes, and finish thy life, distribute thine inheritance.
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For better it is that thy children should seek to thee, than that thou shouldest stand to their courtesy.
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