receives will give account to the Lord God in the day of judgment, of how he received, whether it was on account of childish orphanhood, or on account of the feebleness of old age, or on account of the weakness of sickness, or for the education of children that he received. Verily this man is also to be praised, he is considered as the Altar of God, there- fore he shall be honoured by God ; for it was not in vain that he received, for he prayed diligently at all times without idleness for those who gave, f. 56 b He offered his prayer, which is his strength, in return for his receiving, for such people shall receive from God a blessing in everlasting life. But