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Prayer with fasting is good. Almsgiving with righteousness is better than wealth with wickedness. It is better to give alms than to store up gold,(A) for almsgiving saves from death, and purges all sin. Those who give alms will enjoy a full life,(B)

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Prayer with fasting[a] is good, but better than both is almsgiving with righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than wealth with wrongdoing.[b] It is better to give alms than to lay up gold. For almsgiving saves from death and purges away every sin. Those who give alms will enjoy a full life,

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  1. Tobit 12:8 Codex Sinaiticus with sincerity
  2. Tobit 12:8 Lat

(A)It is better to pray sincerely and to please God by helping the poor than to be rich and dishonest. It is better to give to the poor than to store up gold. (B)Such generosity will save you from death and will wash away all your sins. Those who give to the poor will live full lives,

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