OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 34:21

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The bread of the needy is the life of the poor. He who deprives him of it is a man of blood.

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Verse 21. Mockeries. Some Greek copies have “gifts.” Such unjust presents or sacrifices, God will abhor. Isaiah 41:8. Deuteronomy 24:15. Calmet.

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