Sirach 7:31-33

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³¹Fear the Lord and honor the priest,
and give him his portion, as you have been commanded:
the first fruits, the guilt offering, the gift of the shoulders,
the sacrifice of sanctification, and the first fruits of the holy things.

³²Stretch out your hand to the poor,
so that your blessing may be complete.
³³Give graciously to all the living;
do not withhold kindness even from the dead.

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