3 1 Listen to me your father, O children;
and act accordingly, that you may be kept in safety.
3 2 For the Lord honoured the father above the children,
and he confirmed the right of the mother over her sons.
3 3 Whoever honours his father atones for sins,
3 4 and whoever glorifies his mother is like one who lays up treasure.
3 5 Whoever honours his father will be gladdened by his own children,
and when he prays he will be heard.
3 6 Whoever glorifies his father will have long life,
and whoever obeys the Lord will refresh his mother;
3 7 he will serve his parents as his masters.
3 8 Honour your father by word and deed,
that a blessing from him may come upon you.
3 9 For a father's blessing strengthens the houses of the children,
but a mother's curse uproots their foundations.
3 10 Do not glorify yourself by dishonouring your father,
for your father's dishonour is no glory to you.
3 11 For a man's glory comes from honouring his father,
and it is a disgrace for children not to respect their mother.
3 12 O son, help your father in his old age,
and do not grieve him as long as he lives;
3 13 even if he is lacking in understanding, show forbearance;
in all your strength do not despise him.
3 14 For kindness to a father will not be forgotten,
and against your sins it will be credited to you;
3 15 in the day of your affliction it will be remembered in your favour;
as frost in fair weather, your sins will melt away.
3 16 Whoever forsakes his father is like a blasphemer,
and whoever angers his mother is cursed by the Lord.