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Musar su Proverbi 21:14

מַתָּ֣ן בַּ֭סֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּה־אָ֑ף וְשֹׁ֥חַד בַּ֝חֵ֗ק חֵמָ֥ה עַזָּֽה׃

Un dono in segreto pacifica la rabbia, E un regalo nel seno ira forte.

Orchot Tzadikim

He who gives alms to the poor grudgingly loses the merit of the deed, even though he gives much, and it is better that he give only one pruta with a pleasing countenance. And it is well to give before one is asked, and it is well to give secretly, as it is written, "A gift in secret pacifieth anger" (Prov. 21:14). There were people who used to tie the money in a garment and cast it behind them and the poor would come and take, so that he who gave the alms did not know to whom he gave, and he who received the alms did not know from whom he received it, and thus the poor man was not shamed. The general rule in this matter is that as much as possible should be concealed, so that the poor man does not know who is the giver and the giver does not know who is the recipient.
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Shenei Luchot HaBerit

[The author continues in this vein for several more pages. Inasmuch as I have not found anything there that has not been said in a similar vein on previous occasions, I have decided to omit it. Ed.]
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