A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Sir 3:11
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Sir 3:11 · Douay-Rheims
“The father’s blessing establisheth the houses of the children: but the mother’s curse rooteth up the foundation.”
On this verse:
“Foundations. St. Augustine (City of God xxii. 8.) gives a memorable instance. The pagans deemed such curses most terrible. (Orpheus) (Genesis ix. 25.) — They are executed upon the wicked.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.