“The rapacity of the one who grasps does not reduce avarice but provokes it. Indeed, it is written, "One who loves money will not be satisfied by money." Nor does one love God who does not pity the poor, in whom Christ asks us to recognize that he is either helped or neglected. "When you did not do this to one of these…”
Gaudentius of Brescia, 5th c. — SERMONS 13:29-32
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12Shut up alms in thy storehouses: and it shall deliver thee from all affliction.
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10Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend, and let it not rust under a stone to be lost.
11Lay up thy treasure according to the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold.
— Sirach 29:12 —
13It shall fight for thee against thine enemies better than a mighty shield and strong spear.
14An honest man is surety for his neighbour: but he that is impudent will forsake him.