Sirach 12:3

Verse 3. For. Greek (4.) “Give to the pious, and receive not the sinner, (6.) Do,” and so forth Bible.—The gospel enjoins us to do good to all. Saint Augustine (Dort. iii. 16.) and Saint Thomas Aquinas (ii. 2. q. xxxii. a ix.) explain this in a spiritual sense, that we must not partake in the crimes of others. We may also make presents to the virtuous, and pass over people of a different character, particularly when they would abuse our gifts. The honest poor must be preserved.