Sirach 35
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1WHoso kepeth the Law, bringeth offrings ynough: he that holdeth fast the commandements, offreth an offring of saluacion. 2He that is thankeful to them that haue wel deserued, offreth fine floure: and he that giueth almes, sacrifiseth praise. 3To departe from euil is a thankeful thing to the Lord, and to forsake vnrighteousnes, is a reconciling vnto him. 4Thou shalt not appeare emptie before the Lord. 5For all these things are done because of the commandement. 6The offring of the righteous maketh the altar fat, and the smel thereof is swete before the most High. 7The sacrifice of the righteous is acceptable, and the remembrance thereof shal neuer be forgoten. 8Giue the Lord his honour with a good and liberal eye, and diminish not the first frutes of thine hands. 9In all thy giftes shewe a ioyeful countenance, and dedicate thy tithes with gladnes. 10Giue vnto the moste High according as he hathe enriched thee, and loke what thine hand is able, giue with a cheareful eye. 11For the Lord recompenseth, and wil giue thee seuen times as muche. 12Diminish nothing of thine offring: for he wil not receiue it, and absteine from wrongful sacrifices: for the Lord is the iudge, and regardeth no mans persone. 13He accepteth not the persone of the poore, but he heareth the prayer of the oppressed. 14He despiseth not the desire of the fatherles, nor the widdow, when she powreth out her prayer. 15Doeth not the teares runne downe the widdowes chekes? and her crye is against him that caused them: [for from her chekes do they go vp vnto heauen, and the Lord which heareth them, doeth accept them.] 16He that serueth the Lord, shalbe accepted with fauour, and his prayer shal reache vnto the cloudes. 17The prayer of him that humbleth him self, goeth thorowe the cloudes, and ceaseth not til it come nere, and wil not departe til the moste High haue respect thereunto to iudge righteously, and to execute iudgement. 18And the Lord wil not be slacke, nor the Almightie wil tarie long from them, til he hathe smitten in sunder the loynes of the vnmerciful, and aduenged him self of the heathen, til he haue taken away the multitude of the cruel, and broken the scepter of the vnrighteous, til he giue euerie man after his workes, and rewarde them after their deuises, til he haue iudged the cause of his people, and comforted them with his mercie. 19Oh, how faire a thing is mercie in the time of anguish and trouble! It is like a cloude of raine, that cometh in the time of a drought.
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