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Ben Sira 4
Ben Sira 4:1-9
Ben Sira 4
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Ben Sira 4:1-9
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1
My son, deprive not the poor of his living, and do not keep needy eyes waiting.
2
Do not grieve the one who is hungry, nor anger a man in want.
3
Do not add to the troubles of an angry mind, nor delay your gift to a beggar.
4
Do not reject an afflicted suppliant, nor turn your face away from the poor.
5
Do not avert your eye from the needy, nor give a man occasion to curse you;
6
for if in bitterness of soul he calls down a curse upon you, his Creator will hear his prayer.
7
Make yourself beloved in the congregation; bow your head low to a great man.
8
Incline your ear to the poor, and answer him peaceably and gently.
9
Deliver him who is wronged from the hand of the wrongdoer; and do not be fainthearted in judging a case.
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Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.