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• Do not say, 'God will be impressed by my numerous offerings; when I sacrifice to God Most High, he is bound to accept.' (Ecclesiasticus 7, 9)

• Fear the Lord and honour the priest and give him the portion enjoined on you: first-fruits, sacrifice of reparation, shoulder-gift, sanctification sacrifice, first-fruits of the holy things. (Ecclesiasticus 7, 31)

• Human success is in the hands of the Lord. He invests the scribe with honour. (Ecclesiasticus 10, 5)

• He gives little and reviles much, he opens his mouth like the town crier, he lends today and demands payment tomorrow; he is a detestable fellow. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 15)

• A tie-beam bonded into a building will not be dislodged by an earthquake; so too, a heart resolved after due reflection will not flinch at the critical moment. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 16)

• What use is an offering to an idol which can neither eat nor smell? How describe someone pursued by the Lord's displeasure? (Ecclesiasticus 30, 19)

• since it is a snare for those who sacrifice to it and stupid people all get caught in it. (Ecclesiasticus 31, 7)

• Whoever seeks the Law will be nourished by it, the hypocrite will find it a stumbling-block. (Ecclesiasticus 32, 15)

• No one who hates the Law is wise, one who is hypocritical about it is like a storm-tossed ship. (Ecclesiasticus 33, 2)

• The sacrifice of an offering unjustly acquired is a mockery; the gifts of the impious are unacceptable. (Ecclesiasticus 34, 18)

• The Most High takes no pleasure in offerings from the godless, multiplying sacrifices will not gain pardon for sin. (Ecclesiasticus 34, 19)

• Offering sacrifice from the property of the poor is as bad as slaughtering a son before his father's eyes. (Ecclesiasticus 34, 20)