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Prayer with fasting is good, and so is giving to the poor with righteousness. The possession of a little with righteousness is better than much with injustice. Giving to the poor is better than storing up gold.
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Giving to the poor saves from death, and it washes away every sin. Those who give to the poor will feel satisfied with life,
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but those who commit sin and injustice are their own worst enemies.
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"I will tell you the whole truth, and I will keep nothing secret from you. I have already said to you, ‘It's good to hide a king's secret from view, and good to reveal God's works in an honorable way.'
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So when you and Sarah prayed, it was I who brought the record of your prayer into God's glorious presence, and likewise when you used to bury the dead,