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Tobit 12:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Tobit 12:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 The secret of a king should be concealed, but the works of God should be publicly proclaimed as they deserve. Do what is good, and no evil will befall you.
8 “Prayer and fasting are worthy acts, but better than these is almsgiving with justice. A little with righteousness is better than much with wickedness. It is better to give alms than to hoard gold.[a] 9 For almsgiving saves us from death and purges every type of sin. Those who give alms will enjoy a long life,
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- Tobit 12:8 Another translation is: “prayer with fasting is a good thing; but true almsgiving is worth more than both of these”; it is a way of speaking used in proverbs (see Sir 40:18-26).
