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With every gift show a cheerful face, and dedicate your tithe with gladness.
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Give to the Most High as he has given to you, and as generously as you can afford.
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For the Lord is the one who repays, and he will repay you sevenfold.
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Do not offer him a bribe, for he will not accept it;
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and do not rely on a dishonest sacrifice; for the Lord is the judge, and with him there is no partiality.
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He will not show partiality to the poor; but he will listen to the prayer of one who is wronged.
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He will not ignore the supplication of the orphan, or the widow when she pours out her complaint.
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Do not the tears of the widow run down her cheek
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as she cries out against the one who causes them to fall?
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The one whose service is pleasing to the Lord will be accepted, and his prayer will reach to the clouds.
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The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds, and it will not rest until it reaches its goal; it will not desist until the Most High responds