Sirach 34:29 CPDV

²⁷  He who sheds blood, and he who cheats the hired hand out of his wages, are brothers.

²⁸  When one builds and another destroys, what benefit do they have from their labor?

²⁹  When one prays and another curses, whose voice will God heed?

³⁰  He who washes himself after touching the dead, and then touches him again, what was the benefit of his washing?

³¹  Similarly, a man who fasts for his sins, and then does the same again, what was the benefit of his humbling himself? Who will heed his prayer?