Sirach 12:4 (WEB)
Give to the godly man, and don’t help the sinner.
Fathers and councils · 2
Augustine of Hippo
““Help not a sinner:” and, “give not to the ungodly;” and yet, “give unto every man that asketh of thee.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. xii. 4, 5, 6.
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Gregory the Great
“Lest they should give something, however little to those on whom they ought to bestow nothing at all, let them hear what is written, Give to the good man, and receive not a sinner: do well to him that is lowly, and give not to the ungodly (Ecclus. xii. 4).” — the author cites it
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