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Ben Sira 34:20-22
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20 He lifts up spirits, brings a sparkle to the eyes,
    gives health and life and blessing.

True Worship of God[a]

21 Ill-gotten goods offered in sacrifice are tainted.
22     Presents from the lawless do not win God’s favor.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 34:21–31 To be acts of true religion, sacrifice and penance must be accompanied by the proper moral dispositions. To offer to God goods taken from the poor (vv. 21–27), or to practice penance without interior reform, is a mockery, worthless in the sight of God (vv. 28–31). Cf. Mt 15:4–7; Mk 7:9–13.
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