Sirach 29:12

12 Store up acts of charity in your treasuries, and it will deliver you from every distress.

Sirach 29:12 In-Context

10 Part with silver for a relative's or friend's sake, and don't let it corrode under a stone and be destroyed.

11 Invest your treasure according to the commandments of the Most High, and it will profit you more than gold.

12 Store up acts of charity in your treasuries, and it will deliver you from every distress.

13 More than a sturdy shield and more than a hefty spear, it will fight for you against an enemy.

14 Good people will guarantee a loan for neighbors, and those who have lost any sense of shame will abandon them.