Sirach 29:10-12

Good News Translation

¹⁰ It is better to lose your money by helping a relative or a friend than to lose it by letting it rust away under a rock somewhere. ¹¹ Use your wealth as the Most High has commanded; this will do you more good than keeping your money for yourself. ¹² Count among your treasures the fact that you give to the poor. It will save you from all kinds of trouble