Wherefore now, my son, consider what alms doeth, and how righteousness doth deliver. When he had said these things, he gave up the ghost in the bed, being an hundred and eight and fifty years old; and he buried him honourably.
So now, my son, consider what almsgiving accomplishes, and how righteousness rescues a person. When he had said this, he breathed his last on his bed, at the age of one hundred fifty-eight years, and he was buried with honor.
