### Douay Rheims Bible

Sirach 34

## The Book of Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus)

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| # Chapter 35
#### 1 | He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings.
#### 2 | It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. _J
#### 3 | And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins.
#### 4 | He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice.
#### 5 | To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins.
#### 6 | Thou shalt not appear empty in the sight of the Lord.
#### 7 | For all these things are to be done because of the commandment of God.
#### 8 | The oblation of the just maketh the altar fat, and is an odour of sweetness in the sight of the most High.
#### 9 | The sacrifice of the just is acceptable, and the Lord will not forget the memorial thereof.
#### 10 | Give glory to God with a good heart: and diminish not the firstfruits of thy hands.
#### 11 | In every gift shew a cheerful countenance, and sanctify thy tithes with joy.
#### 12 | Give to the most High according to what he hath given to thee, and with a good eye do according to the ability of thy hands:
#### 13 | For the Lord maketh recompense, and will give thee seven times as much.
#### 14 | Do not offer wicked gifts, for such he will not receive.
#### 15 | And look not upon an unjust sacrifice, for the Lord is judge, and there is not with him respect of person.
#### 16 | The Lord will not accept any person against a poor man, and he will hear the prayer of him that is wronged.
#### 17 | He will not despise the prayers of the fatherless; nor the widow, when she poureth out her complaint.
#### 18 | Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
#### 19 | For from the cheek they go up even to heaven, and the Lord that heareth will not be delighted with them.
#### 20 | He that adoreth God with joy, shall be accepted, and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds.
#### 21 | The prayer of him that humbleth himself, shall pierce the clouds: and till it come nigh he will not be comforted: and he will not depart till the most High behold.
#### 22 | And the Lord will not be slack, but will judge for the just, and will do judgment: and the Almighty will not have patience with them, that he may crush their back:
#### 23 | And he will repay vengeance to the Gentiles, till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptres of the unjust,
#### 24 | Till he have rendered to men according to their deeds: and according to the works of Adam, and according to his presumption,
#### 25 | Till he have judged the cause of his people, and he shall delight the just with his mercy.
#### 26 | The mercy of God is beautiful in the time of affliction, as a cloud of rain in the time of drought.

Sirach 36

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