Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 17:22

ἐλεημοσύνη ἀνδρὸς ὡς σφραγὶς μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ, καὶ χάριν ἀνθρώπου ὡς κόρην συντηρήσει.
King James Version (KJV)

The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye, and give repentance to his sons and daughters.

Modern English

A man's charitable deeds are like a seal to him; the Lord guards a person's good deeds like the pupil of an eye, and grants repentance to sons and daughters.

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