Parallel SIR 4:10

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BrLXX Γίνου ὀρφανοῖς ὡς πατὴρ, καὶ ἀντὶ ἀνδρὸς τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῶν· καὶ ἔσῃ ὡς υἱὸς ὑψίστου, καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε μᾶλλον ἡ μήτηρ σου.
(Ginou orfanois hōs pataʸr, kai anti andros taʸ maʸtri autōn; kai esaʸ hōs huios hupsistou, kai agapaʸsei se mallon haʸ maʸtaʸr sou. )

BrTr Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of a 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.

WEBBE Be as a father to the fatherless,
⇔ and like a husband to their mother.
⇔ So you will be as a son of the Most High,
⇔ and he will love you more than your mother does.

KJB-1611 Be as a father vnto the fatherlesse, and in stead of a husband vnto their mother, so shalt thou be as the sonne of the most high, and he shall loue thee more then thy mother doeth.
(Be as a father unto the fatherlesse, and instead of a husband unto their mother, so shalt thou/you be as the son of the most high, and he shall love thee/you more then thy/your mother doeth.)