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Of all my produce I would give a tenth to the sons of Levi who ministered at Jerusalem; a second tenth I would sell, and I would go and spend the proceeds each year at Jerusalem;
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the third tenth I would give to those to whom it was my duty, as Deborah my father's mother had commanded me, for I was left an orphan by my father.
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When I became a man I married Anna, a member of our family, and by her I became the father of Tobias.
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Now when I was carried away captive to Nineveh, all my brethren and my relatives ate the food of the Gentiles;
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but I kept myself from eating it,
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because I remembered God with all my heart.
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Then the Most High gave me favor and good appearance in the sight of Shalmaneser, and I was his buyer of provisions.
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So I used to go into Media, and once at Rages in Media I left ten talents of silver in trust with Gabael, the brother of Gabrias.
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But when Shalmaneser died, Sennacherib his son reigned in his place; and under him the highways were unsafe, so that I could no longer go into Media.
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In the days of Shalmaneser I performed many acts of charity to my brethren.
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I would give my bread to the hungry and my clothing to the naked; and if I saw any one of my people dead and thrown out behind the wall of Nineveh, I would bury him.