But when you give alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand does:
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
Using hyperbole of language, the Lord said, "If it is possible, do not even be aware yourself that you are giving alms." Or, in another sense as well, the left hand represents vainglory and the right hand, almsgiving. Let not your vainglory be aware of your almsgiving.
