Sirach 17:21-23

Revised Standard Version

²²A man’s almsgiving is like a signet with the Lord,^[a]
and he will keep a person’s kindness like the apple of his eye.
²³Afterward he will arise and requite them,
and he will bring their recompense on their heads.

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Sirach 17:22 Gk him

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