Sirach 30:12DRA
Bibbia Cattolica · DRA · Versetto 12 di 27
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"Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat his sides while he is a child, lest he grow stubborn, and regard thee not, and so be a sorrow of heart to thee."
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10Laugh not with him, lest thou have sorrow, and at the last thy teeth be set on edge.
11Give him not liberty in his youth, and wink not at his devices.
12Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat his sides while he is a child, lest he grow stubborn, and regard thee not, and so be a sorrow of heart to thee.
13Instruct thy son, and labour about him, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence to thee.
14Better is a poor man who is sound, and strong of constitution, than a rich man who is weak and afflicted with evils.