Sirach 7:36-40

{7:36} And reach out your hand to the poor, so that your atonement and your blessing may be perfected.
{7:37} A gift has grace in the sight of all the living, but you should not prohibit grace for the dead.
{7:38} You should not fail to console those who are weeping, nor to walk with those who are mourning.
{7:39} Do not let yourself be slow to visit the sick. For in this way, you will be confirmed in love.
{7:40} In all your works, remember your very end, and so you will not sin, unto eternity.

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Sirach 7:29-35

{7:29} With your whole heart, honor your father. And you should not forget the complaints of your mother.
{7:30} Remember that you would not have been born except through them. And so, give back to them as they also have done for you.
{7:31} With all your soul, fear the Lord, and consider his priests to be holy.
{7:32} With all your strength, love him who made you, and you should not abandon his ministers.
{7:33} Honor God from your whole soul, and confer honor on the priests, and continue to purify yourself with your strength.
{7:34} Give them their portion, just as it has been commanded of you, from the first-fruits and from the purifications. And for your ignorant offenses, purify yourself with a smaller offering.
{7:35} You should offer to the Lord the gift of your strength, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the first-fruits of what is holy.

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