Deuterocanon Compliance Catalogue
Sirach 3:33
Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins:
Your Spirit
Loves God
By showing the mercy God loves, letting generosity turn the heart toward Him.
Loves Neighbor
By giving alms to the poor and so resisting the sin that hoards and hardens.
Your Body
Moral Behaviour
Practise generous almsgiving as a means, under God, of resisting sin and turning the heart toward mercy