Sirach 7:28
Good News Translation
Remember that you owe your life to them. How can you ever repay them for all they have done for you?

New Revised Standard Version
Remember that it was of your parents you were born; how can you repay what they have given to you?

Contemporary English Version
How can you ever repay them for the gift of life?

New American Bible
Remember, of these parents you were born; what can you give them for all they gave you?

Douay-Rheims Bible
If thou hast a wife according to thy soul, cast her not off: and to her that is hateful, trust not thyself. With thy whole heart,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

If thou hast a wife according to thy soul, cast her not off: and to her that is hateful, trust not thyself. With thy whole heart,

Sirach 7:26
Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy countenance gay towards them.

Sirach 7:27
Marry thy daughter well, and thou shalt do a great work, and give her to a wise man.

Sirach 7:29
Honour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother:

Sirach 7:30
Remember that thou hadst not been born but through them: and make a return to them as they have done for thee.

Context
Sirach 7
27Marry thy daughter well, and thou shalt do a great work, and give her to a wise man. 28If thou hast a wife according to thy soul, cast her not off: and to her that is hateful, trust not thyself. With thy whole heart, 29Honour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother:…
Cross References
Sirach 7:26
Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy countenance gay towards them.

Sirach 7:27
Marry thy daughter well, and thou shalt do a great work, and give her to a wise man.

Sirach 7:29
Honour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother:

Sirach 7:30
Remember that thou hadst not been born but through them: and make a return to them as they have done for thee.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 7:27
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