“慷慨的吝啬鬼”是一种语词矛盾的说法。

A generous miser is a contradiction in terms.

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“神爱世人，甚至将他的独生子赐给他们”(约3：16)你要么像神一样，慷慨的为别人付出，要么像撒旦一样，吝啬的积存着资财。

"For God loved the world so much that he gave" (John 3:16 NLT, emphasis mine). You can either become like God and be a generous giver or you can become like Satan and be a stingy hoarder.

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众所周知，这个由G碱基和A碱基组成的基因能够影响脑化学，并且研究人员认为它可能以影响人们慷慨行为的方式影响了吝啬行为。

The gene, which comes in ‘G’ and ‘A’ versions, is known to influence brain chemistry and the researchers believed it may do so in a way that affects how generous – or not – we are towards others.

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