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He brought me back home safe and sound; he went to get the money for me from Gabael; he rid my wife of a demon; and he cured your blindness. How much of a bonus should I give him?"
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Tobit answered, "Give him half of what he helped you bring back. He well deserves that."
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Tobias then called Raphael and said to him, "Here is half of what you helped me bring back. You have earned it; have a safe journey home.
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Then Raphael called the two men aside and said to them, "Praise God and tell everyone about the good things he has done for you, so that they too will honor him and sing his praises. Let everyone know what God has done. Never stop praising him.
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"It's a good idea to keep a king's secret, but what God does should be told everywhere, so that he may be praised and honored. "If you do good, no harm will come to you.
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"It is better to pray sincerely and to please God by helping the poor than to be rich and dishonest. It is better to give to the poor than to store up gold.
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Such generosity will save you from death and will wash away all your sins. Those who give to the poor will live full lives,
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but those who live a life of sin and wickedness are their own worst enemies.
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"I have already told you that a king's secret ought to be kept, but the things God does should be told to everyone. Now I will reveal to you the full truth and keep nothing back.
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Tobit, when you and Sarah prayed to the Lord, I was the one who brought your prayers into his glorious presence. I did the same thing each time you buried the dead.
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On the day you got up from the table without eating your meal in order to bury that corpse, God sent me to test you.