Sirach 33:22LXX
Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 22 of 33
"For it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that thou look toward the hands of thy children."
In context
20Give not to son or wife, brother or friend, power over thee while thou livest; and give not thy estate to another, lest then repent, and thou entreat for the same.
21As long as thou livest, and hast breath in thee, let no man change thee.
22For it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that thou look toward the hands of thy children.
23In all thy works keep the pre-eminence.
24Let no stain sully thy glory. In the time when thou shalt end the days of thy life, and in the time of thy decease, distribute thy inheritance.