| 35 | Ecclesiasticus | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| He who keeps the law makes many offerings; | |||
| he who heeds the commandments sacrifices a peace offering. | |||
| He who returns a kindness offers fine flour, | |||
| and he who gives alms sacrifices a thank offering. | |||
| To keep from wickedness is pleasing to the Lord, and to forsake unrighteousness is atonement. | |||
| Do not appear before the Lord empty-handed, | |||
| for all these things are to be done because of the commandment. | |||
| The offering of a righteous man anoints the altar, and its pleasing odor rises before the Most High. | |||
| The sacrifice of a righteous man is acceptable, and the memory of it will not be forgotten. | |||
| Glorify the Lord generously, and do not stint the first fruits of your hands. | |||
| With every gift show a cheerful face, and dedicate your tithe with gladness. | |||
| Give to the Most High as he has given, and as generously as your hand has found. | |||
| For the Lord is the one who repays, and he will repay you sevenfold. | God's justice. Sir.35.13-20 | ||
| Do not offer him a bribe, for he will not accept it; | |||
| and do not trust to an unrighteous sacrifice; for the Lord is the judge, and with him is no partiality. | |||
| He will not show partiality in the case of a poor man; and he will listen to the prayer of one who is wronged. | |||
| He will not ignore the supplication of the fatherless, nor the widow when she pours out her story. | |||
| Do not the tears of the widow run down her cheek | |||
| as she cries out against him who has caused them to fall? | |||
| He whose service is pleasing to the Lord will be accepted, and his prayer will reach to the clouds. | |||
| The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds, and he will not be consoled until it reaches the Lord; he will not desist until the Most High visits him, | |||
| and does justice for the righteous, and executes judgment. And the Lord will not delay, neither will he be patient with them, till he crushes the loins of the unmerciful | |||
| and repays vengeance on the nations; till he takes away the multitude of the insolent, and breaks the scepters of the unrighteous; | |||
| till he repays the man according to his deeds, and the works of men according to their devices; | |||
| till he judges the case of his people and makes them rejoice in his mercy. | |||
| Mercy is as welcome when he afflicts them as clouds of rain in the time of drought. | |||
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