Sirach 4:1
Good News Translation
My child, don't prevent the poor from making a living, or keep them waiting in their need.

New Revised Standard Version
My child, do not cheat the poor of their living, and do not keep needy eyes waiting.

Contemporary English Version
Students, if the poor work for you, don't cheat on their wages, but pay them right away.

New American Bible
My child, do not mock the life of the poor; do not keep needy eyes waiting.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Son, defraud not the poor of alms, and turn not away thy eyes from the poor.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Son, defraud not the poor of alms, and turn not away thy eyes from the poor.

Sirach 3:33
Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins:

Sirach 3:34
And God provideth for him that sheweth favour: he remembereth him afterwards, and in the time of his fall he shall find a sure stay.

Sirach 4:2
Despise not the hungry soul: and provoke not the poor in his want.

Sirach 4:3
Afflict not the heart of the needy, and defer not to gibe to him that is in distress.

Context
Sirach 4
1Son, defraud not the poor of alms, and turn not away thy eyes from the poor. 2Despise not the hungry soul: and provoke not the poor in his want.…
Cross References
Sirach 3:33
Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins:

Sirach 3:34
And God provideth for him that sheweth favour: he remembereth him afterwards, and in the time of his fall he shall find a sure stay.

Sirach 4:2
Despise not the hungry soul: and provoke not the poor in his want.

Sirach 4:3
Afflict not the heart of the needy, and defer not to gibe to him that is in distress.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 3:34
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