Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 4:10

γίνου ὀρφανοῖς ὡς πατὴρ καὶ ἀντὶ ἀνδρὸς τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῶν· καὶ ἔσῃ ὡς υἱὸς ῾Υψίστου, καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε μᾶλλον ἢ μήτηρ σου.
King James Version (KJV)

Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of an husband unto their mother: so shalt thou be as the son of the most High, and he shall love thee more than thy mother doth.

Modern English

Be like a father to orphans and like a husband to their mother; then you will be like a son of the Most High, who will love you more than your own mother does.

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