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Wisdom of Ben Sira 29:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 29:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 Hence, many refuse to lend, not out of malice,
but out of fear of being needlessly defrauded.
Spend Your Money on Others[a]
8 Nevertheless, be patient with someone in humble circumstances,
and do not keep him waiting for his alms.
9 In obedience to the commandment, help the poor,
and in their need do not send them away empty-handed.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 29:8 The law prescribes the necessity of aiding the poor (Deut 15:7-11). In the final analysis, human beings are the stewards rather than the owners of riches that they have.
