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I, Tobit, have walked in the ways of truth and justice all the days of my life; I have given many alms to my brethren and to those of my countrymen who were deported with me to Nineveh, a city in the country of the Assyrians. (Tobit 1, 3)
In the days of Shalmaneser I gave many alms to my kinsmen. (Tobit 1, 16)
Give alms from what you have to those who act justly and do good. Do not be grudging when you give alms. Do not turn away your face from anyone who is poor so that God may not turn away his face from you. (Tobit 4, 7)
Give alms in proportion to the amount you have; if you have little, do not be afraid to give alms according to the little you have. (Tobit 4, 8)
Give your bread to those who are hungry and your clothes to those who are naked; give alms of everything you have over. (Tobit 4, 16)
It is a good thing to accompany prayer with fasting, almsgiving and justice. It is better to do a little with honor than much with injustice. It is better to give alms than to treasure up gold. (Tobit 12, 8)
Almsgiving preserves from death; it purifies from all sin. Those people who give alms and act justly will have a long life, (Tobit 12, 9)
Now, my children, I give you this advice: serve God and do what is pleasing in his sight. Teach your children how to exercise justice and how to give alms. Teach them also to remember God and to bless his name sincerely at all times, with all their strength. (Tobit 14, 9)
The very day that you bury your mother here beside me, do not stay overnight in this place. I know that the people here commit many injustices and practice great treachery and no one is ashamed of doing so. You see what Nadab did to Ahikar my nephew who had brought him up. He buried him alive. But God punished Nadab by exposing his injustice. He brought Ahikar into the light and sent Nadab down into eternal darkness, because he had tried to kill him. Because he gave alms, Ahikar was delivered from the death planned for him by Nadab. Instead, Nadab fell into the trap and perished. (Tobit 14, 10)
From my youth to old age, I have yet to see the righteous forsaken or their children begging for alms. (Psalms 37, 25)
Do not exasperate an angry man nor withhold alms from the beggar. (Ecclesiasticus 4, 3)
Pray with a strong spirit and do not neglect to give alms. (Ecclesiasticus 7, 10)
