7 Children will complain of an ungodly father, because they suffer disgrace because of him. (WEB) 8 Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the Most High God! (WEB) 9 If you are born, you will be born to a curse. If you die, a curse will be your portion. (WEB)
Sirach 41:7–9
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Isaiah 45:9–11
9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker— one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? 10 Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought f…
2 Esdras 1:33–35
33 The Lord Almighty says, “Your house is desolate. I will cast you out as the wind blows stubble. (WEB) 34 Your children won’t be fruitful, for they have neglected my commandment to you, and done that which is evil before me. (WEB) 35 I will give your houses to a people that will… (WEB)
Lamentations 5:6–8
6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread. 7 Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment. 8 Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands.
Sirach 47:19–21
19 You bowed your loins to women, and in your body you were brought into subjection. (WEB) 20 You blemished your honor, and defiled your offspring, to bring wrath upon your children. I was grieved for your folly, (WEB) 21 because the sovereignty was divided, and a disobedient kingd… (WEB)
Proverbs 30:10–12
10 Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt. 11 There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. 12 There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of t…
Proverbs 20:19–21
19 He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips. 20 Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness. 21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
Wisdom of Solomon 3:18–19
18 If they die young, they will have no hope, nor consolation in the day of judgment. (WEB) 19 For the end of an unrighteous generation is always grievous. (WEB)
Book of Enoch 96:6–8
6 Woe to you who drink water from every fountain, For suddenly shall ye be consumed and wither away, Because ye have forsaken the fountain of life. (ENO) 7 Woe to you who work unrighteousness And deceit and blasphemy: It shall be a memorial against you for evil. (ENO) 8 Woe to y… (ENO)
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