בֵּ֛ן יְכַבֵּ֥ד אָ֖ב וְעֶ֣בֶד אֲדֹנָ֑יו וְאִם־אָ֣ב אָ֣נִי אַיֵּ֣ה כְבוֹדִ֡י וְאִם־אֲדוֹנִ֣ים אָנִי֩ אַיֵּ֨ה מוֹרָאִ֜י אָמַ֣ר ׀ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת לָכֶם֙ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ בּוֹזֵ֣י שְׁמִ֔י וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם בַּמֶּ֥ה בָזִ֖ינוּ אֶת־שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
“Ang anak ay nagbibigay-galang sa ama, at ang alipin ay sa kanyang panginoon. Kung Ako nga ay ama, nasaan ang paggalang sa Akin? At kung Ako ay panginoon, nasaan ang takot sa Akin?” sabi ng Walang-Hanggan ng mga Hukbo sa inyo, mga kohen na humahamak sa Aking Pangalan. At sinasabi ninyo, “Sa paanong paraan namin hinamak ang Iyong Pangalan?”
Duties of the Heart
Nevertheless, the Torah and reason impose upon children the duty of serving, honoring and revering their parents, as Scripture says: "Ye shall, everyone, revere his father and his mother" (Vayikra 19:3); "Hear, O my son, the instruction of your father and forsake not the law of your mother" (Mishlei 1:8) ; further, "A son honors his father, and a servant his master" (Malachi 1:6). (And these duties are enjoined) despite that the father is impelled by a natural instinct and the benefaction comes from G-d, while the parent is only the agent.
Duties of the Heart
The kindness of a master to his servant: It is obvious that the master's intent is to improve his property by an outlay of capital, since he needs his servant's work, and his motive in this is to further his own interest. Nevertheless, the Creator, blessed be He, imposes upon the servant the duties of service and gratitude, as it is said, "A son honors his father and a servant his master" (Malachi 1:6).