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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 30
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He that loveth his son causeth him oft to feel the rod, that he may have joy of him in the end.
- WEB
- He who loves his son will continue to lay stripes upon him, that he may have joy from him in the end.
- DRC
- He that loveth his son, frequently chastiseth him, that he may rejoice in his latter end, and not grope after the doors of his neighbours.
- LXXE
- He that loveth his son causeth him oft to feel the rod, that he may have joy of him in the end.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, ἐνδελεχήσει μάστιγας αὐτῷ, ἵνα εὐφρανθῇ ἐπʼ ἐσχάτῳ αὐτοῦ.