22 (A)Listen to your father who begot you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.

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Saying 17

22 Listen to your father, who gave you life,
    and do not despise your mother when she is old.(A)

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12 Princes were hung up by their hands,
And elders were not respected.

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12 Princes have been hung up by their hands;
    elders(A) are shown no respect.(B)

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Treatment of Church Members

Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,

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Widows, Elders and Slaves

Do not rebuke an older man(A) harshly,(B) but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men(C) as brothers,

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