“A son honors his father,
And a servant his master.
If then I am the Father,
Where is my honor?
And if I am a Master,
Where is My reverence?”

—  Malachi

Source: Book of Malachi, Chapter 1, Verse 6, Lines 1-6 (NKJV)

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