Sirach has some advice on raising children:
Sirach 30:1 (NRSV) “He who loves his son will whip him often, so that he may rejoice at the way he turns out.”
Sirach 30:9 (NRSV) “Pamper a child, and he will terrorize you; play with him, and he will grieve you.”
And here are a couple of other things that I wouldn’t say either:
Sirach 31:21 (NRSV) “If you are overstuffed with food, get up to vomit, and you will have relief.”
Sirach 42:14 (NRSV) “Better is the wickedness of a man than a woman who does good; it is woman who brings shame and disgrace.”
So maybe there is a reason that this book didn’t quite make the cut. (Actually more thoughts about that soon…)