Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 29:9

χάριν ἐντολῆς ἀντιλαβοῦ πένητος καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἔνδειαν αὐτοῦ μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς αὐτὸν κενόν.
King James Version (KJV)

Help the poor for the commandment's sake, and turn him not away because of his poverty.

Modern English

Help the poor for the commandment's sake, and do not turn him away because he is poor.

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