1 My son, don’t deprive the poor of his living. Don’t make the needy eyes wait long. (WEB)
Sirach 4:1
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Sirach 29:7–9
7 Many on account of fraud have turned away. They are afraid of being defrauded for nothing. (WEB) 8 However be patient with a man in poor estate. Don’t keep him waiting for your alms. (WEB) 9 Help a poor man for the commandment’s sake. According to his need don’t send him empty… (WEB)
Sirach 40:27–29
27 The fear of the Lord is like a garden of blessing and covers a man more than any glory. (WEB) 28 My son, don’t lead a beggar’s life. It is better to die than to beg. (WEB) 29 A man who looks to the table of another, his life is not to be considered a life. He will pollute his so… (WEB)
Sirach 4:4–6
4 Don’t reject a suppliant in his affliction. Don’t turn your face away from a poor man. (WEB) 5 Don’t turn your eye away from one who asks. Give no occasion to a man to curse you. (WEB) 6 For if he curses you in the bitterness of his soul, he who made him will hear his supplica… (WEB)
Psalms 74:18–20
18 Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name. 19 Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever. 20 Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of…
Sirach 34:20–22
20 Like one who kills a son before his father’s eyes is he who brings a sacrifice from the goods of the poor. (WEB) 21 The bread of the needy is the life of the poor. He who deprives him of it is a man of blood. (WEB) 22 Like one who murders his neighbor is he who takes away his li… (WEB)
Sirach 18:14–16
14 He has mercy on those who accept chastening, and that diligently seek after his judgments. (WEB) 15 My son, don’t add reproach to your good deeds, and no harsh words in any of your giving. (WEB) 16 Doesn’t the dew relieve the scorching heat? So a word is better than a gift. (WEB)
Sirach 3:11–13
11 For the glory of a man is from the honor of his father, and a mother in dishonor is a reproach to her children. (WEB) 12 My son, help your father in his old age, and don’t grieve him as long as he lives. (WEB) 13 If he fails in understanding, have patience with him. Don’t dishon… (WEB)
Proverbs 3:26–28
26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare. 27 Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act. 28 Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
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