Ben Sira 34:22

22 It is murder to deprive someone of his living or to cheat an employee of his wages.

Ben Sira 34:22 In-Context

20 Anyone who steals an animal from the poor to offer as a sacrifice is like someone who kills a boy before his father's eyes.

21 Food means life itself to poor people, and taking it away from them is murder.

22 It is murder to deprive someone of his living or to cheat an employee of his wages.

23 When one person builds and somebody else tears down, has anything been accomplished but hard work?

24 When one person blesses and somebody else curses, which one is the Lord going to listen to?