Sirach 34:21-27

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²¹ If one sacrifices ill-gotten goods, the offering is blemished;^[a](A)
22     the gifts^[b] of the lawless are not acceptable.
²³ The Most High is not pleased with the offerings of the ungodly,
    nor for a multitude of sacrifices does he forgive sins.^(B)
24 Like one who kills a son before his father’s eyes
    is the person who offers a sacrifice from the property of the poor.^(C)
25 The bread of the needy is the life of the poor;
    whoever deprives them of it is a murderer.
²⁶ To take away a neighbor’s living is to commit murder;^(D)
27     to deprive an employee of wages is to shed blood.^(E)