Ecclesiasticus 12:5
“Doe well vnto him that is lowly, but giue not to the vngodly: hold backe thy bread, and giue it not vnto him, lest he ouermaster thee thereby. For else thou shalt receiue twice as much euill, for all the good thou shalt haue done vnto him.”
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Ecclesiasticus 12:5 Context
3There can no good come to him that is alwayes occupied in euill: nor to him that giueth no almes. 4Giue to the godly man, and helpe not a sinner. 5Doe well vnto him that is lowly, but giue not to the vngodly: hold backe thy bread, and giue it not vnto him, lest he ouermaster thee thereby. For [else] thou shalt receiue twice as much euill, for all the good thou shalt haue done vnto him. 6For the most High hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance vnto the vngodly, and keepeth them against the mightie day of their punishment. 7Giue vnto the good, and helpe not the sinner.
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Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for [else] thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.
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