DB1 | Generosity. Sir.29.8-13 | KNSB Contents | notes| 29 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Old Testament in Greek (Septuagint) |
| 8 | Nevertheless, be patient with a man in humble circumstances, and do not make him wait for your alms. | Generosity. Sir.29.8-13 | |
| 9 | Help a poor man for the commandment's sake, and because of his need do not send him away empty. | ||
| 10 | Lose your silver for the sake of a brother or a friend, and do not let it rust under a stone and be lost. | πολλοὶ οὐ χάριν πονηρίας ἀπέστρεψαν, ἀποστερηθῆναι δωρεὰν εὐλαβήθησαν. | |
| 11 | Lay up your treasure according to the commandments of the Most High, and it will profit you more than gold. | Πλὴν ἐπὶ ταπεινῷ μακροθύμησον, καὶ ἐπ' ἐλεημοσύνῃ μὴ παρελκύσῃς αὐτόν. | |
| 12 | Store up almsgiving in your treasury, and it will rescue you from all affliction; | χάριν ἐντολῆς ἀντιλαβοῦ πένητος, καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἔνδειαν αὐτοῦ μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς αὐτὸν κενόν. | |
| 13 | more than a mighty shield and more than a heavy spear, it will fight on your behalf against your enemy. | ἀπόλεσον ἀργύριον δι' ἀδελφὸν καὶ φίλον, καὶ μὴ ἰωθήτω ὑπὸ τὸν λίθον εἰς ἀπώλειαν. | |