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Help the poor for the commandment's sake, and in their need do not send them away empty-handed.
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Lose your silver for the sake of a brother or a friend, and do not let it rust under a stone and be lost.
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Lay up your treasure according to the commandments of the Most High, and it will profit you more than gold.
12
Store up almsgiving in your treasury, and it will rescue you from every disaster;
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better than a stout shield and a sturdy spear, it will fight for you against the enemy.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, 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.