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IF thou do good, know to whom thou dost it, and there shall be much thanks for thy good deeds.
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Do good to the just, and thou shalt find great recompense: and if not of him, assuredly of the Lord.
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For there is no good for him that is always occupied in evil, and that giveth no alms: for the Highest hateth sinners, and hath mercy on the penitent.
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Give to the merciful and uphold not the sinner: God will repay vengeance to the ungodly and to sinners, and keep them against the day of vengeance.
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Give to the good, and receive not a sinner.
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Do good to the humble, and give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not to him, lest thereby he overmaster thee.
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For thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done to him: for the Highest also hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance to the ungodly.
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A friend shall not be known in prosperity, and an enemy shall not be hidden in adversity.
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In the prosperity of a man, his enemies are grieved: and a friend is known in his adversity.
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Never trust thy enemy: for as a brass pot his wickedness rusteth:
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he humble himself and go crouching, yet take good heed and beware of him.