Sirach 12:2-4

Wycliffe Bible

² Do thou well to a just man, and thou shalt find great yielding; though not of (or from) him, certainly of (or from) the Lord. [Well do to the rightwise, and thou shalt find great yielding; and if not of him, certainly of the Lord.]

³ It is not well to him that is customable in evils, and to him that giveth not alms; for why the Highest both hateth sinners, and doeth mercy to them that do penance. [It is not well to him that is busy in evils, and to the not giving alms-deeds; for and the Highest to hate hath sinners, and hath mercy to penance-doers.]

⁴ Give thou to a merciful man, and receive thou not a sinner, that is, (one) obstinate in sins; God shall yield vengeance both to unfaithful men and to sinners, keeping them in the day of vengeance. Give thou to a good man, and receive thou not a sinner. [Give to the merciful, and undertake, or receive thou not the sinner; and to unpious and sinners he shall yield vengeance, keeping them in the day of vengeance. Give to the good, and receive thou not the sinner.]