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Sirach 12:3-5
Common English Bible
Sirach 12:3-5
Common English Bible
3 There is nothing good
for those who continue to do evil
or for those who
don’t freely offer charity.
4 Give to the pious, but don’t assist sinners.
5 Do good to the humble,
but don’t give to the ungodly.
Hold back your bread,
and don’t give it to them,
since by it they might gain power
over you.
You will encounter twice as much evil
for all the good things
that you have done for them.
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