Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 33:21

κρείσσων γάρ ἐστι τὰ τέκνα δεηθῆναί σου ἢ σὲ ἐμβλέπειν εἰς χεῖρας υἱῶν σου.
King James Version (KJV)

For better it is that thy children should seek to thee, than that thou shouldest stand to their courtesy.

Modern English

For it is better that your children ask things of you than that you should have to depend on their favor.

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