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12 Give to the Most High as he has given to you,
    generously, according to your means.
13 For he is a God who always repays
    and will give back to you sevenfold.(A)

14 But offer no bribes; these he does not accept!

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16 He shows no partiality to the weak
    but hears the grievance of the oppressed.[a]
17 He does not forsake the cry of the orphan,(A)
    nor the widow when she pours out her complaint.
18 Do not the tears that stream down her cheek

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Footnotes

  1. 35:16 Cf. Lv 19:15; Dt 1:17. The divine impartiality is paradoxical, for it is tilted toward the poor.
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