ἐμοῦ τοῦ πατρὸς ἀκούσατε τέκνα καὶ οὕτως ποιήσατε ἵνα σωθῆτε
Listen to me your father, children, and act in this way so that you may be saved.
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ὁ γὰρ κύριος ἐδόξασεν πατέρα ἐπὶ τέκνοις καὶ κρίσιν μητρὸς ἐστερέωσεν ἐφ' υἱοῖς
For the Lord glorified the father over his children and strengthened the judgment of the mother over her sons.
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ὁ τιμῶν πατέρα ἐξιλάσκεται ἁμαρτίας
Whoever honors a father makes atonement for sins.
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καὶ ὡς ὁ ἀποθησαυρίζων ὁ δοξάζων μητέρα αὐτοῦ
And whoever glorifies his mother is like one storing up treasure.
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ὁ τιμῶν πατέρα εὐφρανθήσεται ὑπὸ τέκνων καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ προσευχῆς αὐτοῦ εἰσακουσθήσεται
Whoever honors a father will rejoice in his children, and in the day of his prayer he will be heard.
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ὁ δοξάζων πατέρα μακροημερεύσει καὶ ὁ εἰσακούων κυρίου ἀναπαύσει μητέρα αὐτοῦ
Whoever glorifies a father will lengthen his days, and whoever listens to the Lord will give rest to his mother.
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καὶ ὡς δεσπόταις δουλεύσει ἐν τοῖς γεννήσασιν αὐτόν
And he will serve those who begot him as masters.
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ἐν ἔργῳ καὶ λόγῳ τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου ἵνα ἐπέλθῃ σοι εὐλογία παρ' αὐτοῦ
In deed and word honor your father, so that a blessing may come upon you from him.
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εὐλογία γὰρ πατρὸς στηρίζει οἴκους τέκνων κατάρα δὲ μητρὸς ἐκριζοῖ θεμέλια
For a father's blessing strengthens the houses of children, but a mother's curse uproots foundations.
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μὴ δοξάζου ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ πατρός σου οὐ γάρ ἐστίν σοι δόξα πατρὸς ἀτιμία
Do not glory in your father's dishonor, for your father's dishonor is no glory to you.
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ἡ γὰρ δόξα ἀνθρώπου ἐκ τιμῆς πατρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ὄνειδος τέκνοις μήτηρ ἐν ἀδοξίᾳ
For a person's glory comes from the honor of his father, and a mother in disgrace is reproach to her children.
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τέκνον ἀντιλαβοῦ ἐν γήρᾳ πατρός σου καὶ μὴ λυπήσῃς αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ ζωῇ αὐτοῦ
Child, support your father in his old age, and do not grieve him in his life.
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κἂν ἀπολείπῃ σύνεσιν συγγνώμην ἔχε καὶ μὴ ἀτιμάσῃς αὐτὸν ἐν πάσῃ ἰσχύι σου
Even if his understanding fails, have forbearance, and do not dishonor him in all your strength.
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ἐλεημοσύνη γὰρ πατρὸς οὐκ ἐπιλησθήσεται καὶ ἀντὶ ἁμαρτιῶν προσανοικοδομηθήσεταί σοι
For mercy shown to a father will not be forgotten, and in place of sins it will be built up for you.
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ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεώς σου ἀναμνησθήσεταί σου ὡς εὐδία ἐπὶ παγετῷ οὕτως ἀναλυθήσονταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι
In the day of your affliction it will be remembered in your favor; as fair weather upon frost, so your sins will be melted away.
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ὡς βλάσφημος ὁ ἐγκαταλιπὼν πατέρα καὶ κεκατηραμένος ὑπὸ κυρίου ὁ παροργίζων μητέρα αὐτοῦ
Like a blasphemer is the one who abandons a father, and cursed by the Lord is the one who provokes his mother.
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τέκνον ἐν πραύ̈τητι τὰ ἔργα σου διέξαγε καὶ ὑπὸ ἀνθρώπου δεκτοῦ ἀγαπηθήσῃ
Child, carry out your works in meekness, and you will be loved by a person approved by God.
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ὅσῳ μέγας εἶ τοσούτῳ ταπείνου σεαυτόν καὶ ἔναντι κυρίου εὑρήσεις χάριν
The greater you are, the more humble yourself, and before the Lord you will find favor.
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ὅτι μεγάλη ἡ δυναστεία τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ταπεινῶν δοξάζεται
For great is the dominion of the Lord, and by the humble he is glorified.
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χαλεπώτερά σου μὴ ζήτει καὶ ἰσχυρότερά σου μὴ ἐξέταζε
Do not seek things too hard for you, and do not examine things too strong for you.
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ἃ προσετάγη σοι ταῦτα διανοοῦ οὐ γάρ ἐστίν σοι χρεία τῶν κρυπτῶν
Think on what has been commanded you, for you have no need of hidden things.
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ἐν τοῖς περισσοῖς τῶν ἔργων σου μὴ περιεργάζου πλείονα γὰρ συνέσεως ἀνθρώπων ὑπεδείχθη σοι
Do not meddle in what exceeds your works, for more matters of understanding have been shown to you than belong to man.
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πολλοὺς γὰρ ἐπλάνησεν ἡ ὑπόλημψις αὐτῶν καὶ ὑπόνοια πονηρὰ ὠλίσθησεν διανοίας αὐτῶν
For many have been led astray by their own opinion, and evil suspicion has caused their thoughts to slip.
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καρδία σκληρὰ κακωθήσεται ἐπ' ἐσχάτων καὶ ὁ ἀγαπῶν κίνδυνον ἐν αὐτῷ ἀπολεῖται
A hard heart will fare badly at the end, and one who loves danger will perish in it.
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καρδία σκληρὰ βαρυνθήσεται πόνοις καὶ ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς προσθήσει ἁμαρτίαν ἐφ' ἁμαρτίαις
A hard heart will be weighed down with pains, and the sinner will add sin to sins.
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ἐπαγωγῇ ὑπερηφάνου οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις φυτὸν γὰρ πονηρίας ἐρρίζωκεν ἐν αὐτῷ
For the affliction of the proud there is no healing, because a plant of wickedness has taken root in him.
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καρδία συνετοῦ διανοηθήσεται παραβολήν καὶ οὖς ἀκροατοῦ ἐπιθυμία σοφοῦ
The heart of the prudent will ponder a proverb, and the ear of a hearer is the desire of the wise.
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πῦρ φλογιζόμενον ἀποσβέσει ὕδωρ καὶ ἐλεημοσύνη ἐξιλάσεται ἁμαρτίας
Water will quench blazing fire, and almsgiving will make atonement for sins.
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ὁ ἀνταποδιδοὺς χάριτας μέμνηται εἰς τὰ μετὰ ταῦτα καὶ ἐν καιρῷ πτώσεως αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει στήριγμα
Whoever repays kindness remembers what comes afterward, and in a time of falling he will find support.