1 The same day Tobit remembered the silver that he had left with Gabael at Rhages in Media
2 and thought, 'I have come to the point of praying for death; I should do well to call my son Tobias and tell him about the money before I die.'
3 He summoned his son Tobias and told him, 'When I die, give me an honourable burial. Honour your mother, and never abandon her all the days of your life. Do all that she wants, and give her no reason for sorrow.
4 Remember, my child, all the risks she ran for your sake when you were in her womb. And when she dies, bury her at my side in the same grave.
5 'My child, be faithful to the Lord all your days. Never entertain the will to sin or to transgress his laws. Do good works all the days of your life, never follow ways that are not upright;
6 for if you act in truthfulness, you will be successful in all your actions, as everyone is who practises what is upright.
7 'Set aside part of your goods for almsgiving. Never turn your face from the poor and God will never turn his from you.
8 Measure your alms by what you have; if you have much, give more; if you have little, do not be afraid to give less in alms.
9 So doing, you will lay up for yourself a great treasure for the day of necessity.
10 For almsgiving delivers from death and saves people from passing down to darkness.
11 Almsgiving is a most effective offering for all those who do it in the presence of the Most High.
12 'My child, avoid all loose conduct. Choose a wife of your father's stock. Do not take a foreign wife outside your father's tribe, because we are the children of the prophets. Remember Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, our ancestors from the beginning. All of them took wives from their own kindred, and they were blessed in their children, and their race will inherit the earth.
13 You, too, my child, must love your own brothers; never presume to despise your brothers, the sons and daughters of your people; choose your wife from among them. For pride brings ruin and much worry; idleness causes need and poverty, for the mother of famine is idleness.
14 'Do not keep back until next day the wages of those who work for you; pay them at once. If you serve God you will be rewarded. Be careful, my child, in all you do, well-disciplined in all your behaviour.
15 Do to no one what you would not want done to you. Do not drink wine to the point of drunkenness; do not let excess be your travelling companion.
16 'Give your bread to those who are hungry, and your clothes to those who lack clothing. Of whatever you own in plenty, devote a proportion to almsgiving; and when you give alms, do it ungrudgingly.
17 Be generous with bread and wine on the graves of upright people, but not for the sinner.
18 'Ask advice of every wise person; never scorn any profitable advice.
19 Bless the Lord God in everything; beg him to guide your ways and bring your paths and purposes to their end. For wisdom is not the property of every nation; their desire for what is good is conferred by the Lord. At his will he lifts up or he casts down to the depths of the dwelling of the dead. So now, my child, remember these precepts and never let hem fade from your heart.
20 'Now, my child, I must tell you I have left ten talents of silver with Gabael son of Gabrias, at Rhages in Media.
21 Do not be afraid, my child, if we have grown poor. You have great wealth if you fear God, if you shun every kind of sin and if you do what is pleasing to the Lord your God.'
Versículos relacionados com Tobit, 4:
In Tobias chapter 4, the character Tobias gives his son Tobias advice on how to live a just and virtuous life. He emphasizes the importance of following God's commandments, helping the poor and avoiding sin. Here are five verses related to these themes:
Proverbs 19:17: "Whoever shakes himself from the poor to the Lord lends, and he pays his benefit." This verse highlights the importance of helping the poor and shows that God will bless those who are generous with the needy.
James 1:27: "The pure and immaculate religion with God, the Father, is this: to visit the orphans and the widows in their tribulations and to keep themselves from the corruption of the world." This verse shows that following the true religion involves helping those who are in need and stay far from the influence of the sinful world.
Proverbs 28:13: "He who covers his transgressions will never prosper; but what confesses them and leaves them will reach mercy." This verse highlights the importance of confessing and repenting the sins, and shows that those who do so will find mercy.
1 Timothy 6:10: "For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evils; and in this greed some have deviated from faith and pierced themselves with many pains." This verse warns of the dangers of greed and greed, and shows that they can lead people to move away from faith.
Isaiah 1:16-17: "Wash, purify you, take away the wickedness of your acts from before my eyes; cease to do evil; learn to do good; seek justice, end up with oppression; The orphan's right, claim the cause of the widows. " This verse emphasizes the importance of living a just and virtuous life, and shows that this involves doing good, seeking justice and helping those who are oppressed and vulnerable.
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