The interpretation timeline
Sirach 3:7 Douay-Rheims

He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother.

1 witness

Post-Reformation

c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
1774–1849
“Father. Greek, “Lord….mother ( 8. ) and will serve them,” &c. (Haydock) — Though you may feed your parents, you are still much in their debt. (St. Ambrose in Luke ii., and xviii.; Exodus xx. 12., and Job iv. 3.)”
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.