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Sirach 14:4
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4He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously.
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2Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord.
3Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money?
— Sirach 14:4 —
5He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods.
6There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness.