11 My wife Anna wove cloth in the women’s chambers, (WEB) 12 and sent the work back to the owners. They on their part paid her wages, and also gave her a kid. (WEB) 13 But when it came to my house, it began to cry, and I said to her, “Where did this kid come from? Is it stolen? Give it back to the owners; for it is not lawful to eat anything that is stolen.” (WEB)
Tobit 2:11–13
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