Sirach 17:22-24

Revised Standard Version

²² A man’s almsgiving is like a signet with the Lord,^[a]
    and he will keep a person’s kindness like the apple of his eye.
²³ Afterward he will arise and requite them,
    and he will bring their recompense on their heads.
²⁴ Yet to those who repent he grants a return,
    and he encourages those whose endurance is failing.