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Sirach 16:3
Good News Translation
Sirach 16:3
Good News Translation
3 Don't put much hope in their future or expect them to live a long time. One child who does the Lord's will is better than a thousand who do not.[a] It is better to go to your grave with no children at all than to have children who are godless.
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- Sirach 16:3 Hebrew who does...do not; Greek is better than a thousand.
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