BenSira:35

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* He that keepeth the law bringeth offerings enough : he that taketh heed to the commandment offereth a peace offering . * He that requiteth a goodturn offereth fine flour ; and he that giveth alms sacrificeth praise . * To depart from wickedness is a thing pleasing to the Lord ; and to forsake unrighteousness is a propitiation . * Thou shalt not appear empty before the Lord . * For all these things [are to be done ] because of the commandment . * The offering of the righteous maketh the altar fat , and the sweet savour thereof is before the most High . * The sacrifice of a just man is acceptable . and the memorial thereof shall never be forgotten . * Give the Lord his honour with a good eye , and diminish not the firstfruits of thine hands . * In all thy gifts shew a cheerful countenance , and dedicate thy tithes with gladness . * Give unto the most High according as he hath enriched thee ; and as thou hast gotten , give with a cheerful eye . * For the Lord recompenseth , and will give thee seven times as much . * Do not think to corrupt with gifts ; for such he will not receive : and trust not to unrighteous sacrifices ; for the Lord is judge , and with him is no respect of persons . * He will not accept any person against a poor man , but will hear the prayer of the oppressed . * He will not despise the supplication of the fatherless ; nor the widow , when she poureth out her complaint . * Do not the tears run down the widow 's cheeks ? and is not her cry against him that causeth them to fall ? * He that serveth the Lord shall be accepted with favour , and his prayer shall reach unto the clouds . * The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds : and till it come nigh , he will not be comforted ; and will not depart , till the most High shall behold to judge righteously , and execute judgment . * For the Lord will not be slack , neither will the Mighty be patient toward them , till he have smitten in sunder the loins of the unmerciful , and repayed vengeance to the heathen ; till he have taken away the multitude of the proud , and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous ; * Till he have rendered to every man according to his deeds , and to the works of men according to their devices ; till he have judged the cause of his people , and made them to rejoice in his mercy . * Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction , as clouds of rain in the time of drought .

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