OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 29:15

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Don’t forget the kindness of your guarantor, for he has given his life for you.

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Verse 15. Heart. Greek “thy store-houses,” the poor. Calmet.—I never read that one who was liberal to the poor came to an evil death, as he has so many to intercede for him, whose prayers must be heard. Saint Jerome ad Nepot.—Works of mercy produce the best fruits. Worthington.

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