Sirach 35:3
Good News Translation
Keeping away from sin will please the Lord and make atonement for sin.

New Revised Standard Version
The one who returns a kindness offers choice flour,

Contemporary English Version
Showing kindness to someone who has been kind to you is like offering a sacrifice to give thanks to the Lord.

New American Bible
By works of charity one offers fine flour,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins.

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And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins.

Sirach 35:1
He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings.

Sirach 35:2
It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity.

Sirach 35:4
He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice.

Sirach 35:5
To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins.

Context
Sirach 35
2It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. 3And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins. 4He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice.…
Cross References
Sirach 35:1
He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings.

Sirach 35:2
It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity.

Sirach 35:4
He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice.

Sirach 35:5
To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 35:2
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