1"Beware of practicing your righteousnessbeforemen1to be noticed by them; otherwise you havenoreward with your Fatherwho is in heaven.
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"Sowhen you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpetbefore you, as the hypocritesdo in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they 2may be honored by men. 3Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
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"But when you give to the poor, do not let your lefthandknowwhat your righthand is doing,
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so that your giving will be in secret; and 4your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.