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1That same day Tobit remembered the money he had entrusted to Gabael’s care at Rages in Media.[#4:1 Rages was an important city near present-day Teheran.]
2He said to himself, “Since I have prayed for death, why shouldn’t I tell my son, Tobiah, about this money before I die?”
3So Tobit called for Tobiah and said to him, “My son, give me a proper burial when I die. Honor your mother and care for her as long as she lives. Do what will please her and do nothing to make her sad.
4Remember, my dear son, that she went through many dangers for you while you were still in her womb. When she dies, bury her beside me in the same plot.
5“Remember the Lord every day of your life. Never sin deliberately or break his commandments. As long as you live, do what is right and never take part in wrongdoing.
6For those who live in the truth will succeed in all they do. To those who live righteous lives,[#4:6 Some manuscripts do not include 4:7-19a.]
7give generously from your possessions. But don’t give a gift grudgingly. If you do not ignore the poor, God will not ignore you.
8Let your giving be in proportion to your possessions. If you have great wealth, give a generous amount. If you have few possessions, give from that little.
9In this way you will store up a great treasure for a time of need.
10For giving to people in need frees people from death and keeps them from going down into darkness.
11Giving to charity is a pleasing sacrifice to the Most High.
12“My dear son, be on your guard against all sexual immorality. It is important that you take a wife from your own tribe. Do not marry a foreign woman, for we are descendants of the prophets. My son, remember the example of Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, our ancestors who took wives from among their relatives. They were blessed by the lives of their children, whose descendants will inherit their land.
13Be like them, my son; love your relatives. Do not proudly think you are better than your relatives, and do not hesitate to take a wife from your own tribe. Pride is the source of ruin and confusion. Idleness will result in famine.
14“Pay your workers each day; don’t make them wait until the next day to receive their wages. If you serve God, you will be rewarded. Watch yourself, my son, in everything you do, and be disciplined in all your conduct.
15Don’t do to others what you would hate to have them do to you. Don’t drink too much wine or let drunkenness become a way of life.
16Give food to the hungry and clothing to the poor. Don’t hesitate to give away your surplus to people in need.
17Place bread on the tombs of the just, but give nothing to sinners.[#4:17 Or Be generous with your food at the burial of the just.]
18“Seek the counsel of every wise person, and do not reject useful advice.
19Bless the Lord God at every opportunity. Ask him to keep you on a straight path so that you will be successful in everything you do. The nations don’t understand these things. It is the Lord who gives them good counsel, but if the Lord decides otherwise, he can bring them down to the grave. So now remember these commands, my son, and never let them be erased from your heart.[#4:19 Greek into deepest Hades.]
20“Now, my son, I want to tell you that I have left 750 pounds of silver in the care of Gabael son of Gabri at Rages in Media.[#4:20 Greek 10 talents [340 kilograms].]
21Do not be anxious, my son, that we have become poor. You will have great wealth if you fear God, run from every sin, and do what is right in the sight of the Lord your God.”