Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV And, "When thou doest thine alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth."[426] Theophilus to Autolycus Book III And those that do good it teaches not to boast, lest they become men-pleasers. For it says: "Let not your left hand know what your right hand doeth."[30] Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews In the Gospel according to Matthew: "Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth, that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall render to thee."[597] Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book III But if any woman has been good, let her, as a prudent person, conceal her own name, not sounding a trumpet before her, that her alms may be with God in secret, as the Lord says: "Thou, when thou doest thine alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand cloth, that thine alms may be in secret."[42]