Ecclesiasticus, 30
5. While he lived, he saw and rejoiced in him: and when he died, he was not sorrowful.
5. While he lived, he saw and rejoiced in him: and when he died, he was not sorrowful.
Ecclesiastical 30 deals with the importance of caring for parents in old age and the benefits of domestic happiness. The chapter also talks about the value of hard work and moderation in all things. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in ecclesiastical 30:
Proverbs 23:22: "Hear your father, who generated you; and do not despise your mother when she gets older." This verse emphasizes the importance of caring for parents in old age and showing respect and gratitude for everything they have done for us.
1 Timothy 5:8: "But if someone is not careful of his and especially those of his family, he has denied faith and is worse than the unbeliever." This verse reinforces the importance of caring for family members, especially elderly parents.
Proverbs 31:28-29: "Your children get up and call it blessed; her husband too, and he praises her, saying, Many women have done good, but you are the best of all." This verse celebrates domestic happiness and highlights the importance of his wife and mother in a family.
Proverbs 12:11: "Which shakes your earth will be breaded with bread; but what follows the idle will fill with poverty." This verse highlights the value of hard work and the importance of being productive.
Philippians 4:5: "Be your known equity of all men. Near the Lord is." This verse talks about the importance of moderation and balance in all things, as a means of honoring God and living a just life.
“Reflita no que escreve, pois o Senhor vai lhe pedir contas disso.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
