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Ben Sira 4
Ben Sira 4:1-8
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Ben Sira 4:1-8
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1
My child, don't prevent the poor from making a living, or keep them waiting in their need.
2
Never give a hungry person any cause for resentment or anger.
3
Don't add to the troubles of someone who is already desperate. If he is in need, don't put off giving to him.
4
Don't refuse to help a beggar who is in distress. Don't turn your back on a poor person or give him any reason to curse you.
6
If he becomes so bitter that he does curse you, his Creator will hear his prayer.
7
Make yourself popular in the synagogue. Bow your head to men of authority.
8
Listen to what the poor have to say, and answer them politely.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.