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• But she said, "It is a gift which has been given to me in addition to my wages." "I don't believe it. I tell you to return it to its owners." I was ashamed of her. She replied, "What about your own almsgiving and your good deeds? I have to put up with all this from you." (Tobit 2, 14)

• almsgiving frees us from death and keeps us from wandering in the darkness. (Tobit 4, 10)

• For, in fact, almsgiving is, for the man who practices it, a precious treasure in the eyes of God. (Tobit 4, 11)

• It is a good thing to accompany prayer with fasting, almsgiving and justice. It is better to do a little with honor than much with injustice. It is better to give alms than to treasure up gold. (Tobit 12, 8)

• Almsgiving preserves from death; it purifies from all sin. Those people who give alms and act justly will have a long life, (Tobit 12, 9)

• He was sixty-two years old when he became blind. Eight years later he regained his sight. He lived happily, practiced almsgiving, and continued to praise God and to proclaim his great works. (Tobit 14, 2)

• See how almsgiving and uprightness can save you and how wrongdoing leads to death. But I feel I am breathing my last." They laid him on his bed and he died. He was given an honorable burial. (Tobit 14, 11)

• The wise man reflects on proverbs. What the wise man desires is an attentive ear. Almsgiving (Ecclesiasticus 3, 29)

• As water extinguishes the burning flames, almsgiving obtains pardon for sins. (Ecclesiasticus 3, 30)

• He holds a man's almsgiving dear as a priceless signet ring; he cherishes a good deed like the apple of his eye. (Ecclesiasticus 17, 22)