Men would pray better if they lived better. They would get more from God if they lived more obedient and well-pleasing to God.
My parents were strict. They weren't as strict on me as they were with the others, but my mother didn't want us to get on anyone's nerves. . . Go to someone else's house and drive their parents crazy. Another thing was they didn't want us to get into a lot of things that a lot of kids - if they're not careful - can slip into.