Sirach 3:15-17

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¹⁵ in the day of your distress it will be remembered in your favor;
    like frost in fair weather, your sins will melt away.
¹⁶ Whoever forsakes a father is like a blasphemer,
    and whoever angers a mother is cursed by the Lord.^(A)

¹⁷ My child, perform your tasks with humility;
    then you will be loved more than a giver of gifts.^[a]