Sirach 17:18
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The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and shall preserve the grace of a man as the apple of the eye:
[ Since Israel is his firstborn, he rears him with discipline, bestowing on him the light of his love and not neglecting him.]
(This verse is omitted in the original text.)
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