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Sirach 4:1-3 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

1. Son, you should not cheat the poor out of alms, nor should you avert your eyes from a poor man.

2. You should not despise the hungry soul, and you should not aggravate a poor man in his need.

3. You should not afflict the heart of the needy, and you should not delay an offer to someone in anguish.

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