7. It is good to keep close the secret of a king, but to reveal gloriously the works of God. Do good, and evil shall not find you.
8. Good is prayer with fasting and alms and righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than much with unrighteousness. It is better to give alms than to lay up gold:
9. alms does deliver from death, and it shall purge away all sin. They that do alms and righteousness shall be filled with life;
10. but they that sin are enemies to their own life.
11. Surely I will keep close nothing from you. I have said, It is good to keep close the secret of a king, but to reveal gloriously the works of God.
12. And now, when you did pray, and Sarah your daughter in law, I did bring the memorial of your prayer before the Holy One: and when you did bury the dead, I was with you likewise.
13. And when you did not delay to rise up, and leave your dinner, that you might go and cover the dead, your good deed was not hid from me: but I was with you.