From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
WORTHY occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
1.
... worthy charity
wants to raise money; forthwith, ...
12&12 p.181,
Tradition Eleven
2.
... worthy of
his hire.'
12&12 p.137,
Tradition Two
In
fact, it
came right out of the
Bible -- a
voice kept saying to me, 'The
laborer is
worthy of his
hire.'
3.
... worthy of
their hire.
12&12 p.171,
Tradition Eight
Our
Twelfth Step is
never to be
paid for, but those
who
labor in
service for
us are
worthy of their
hire.
4.
... worthy one.
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
As by some
deep instinct,
we
A.A.'s have
known from the
very
beginning that we
must never, no
matter what the
provocation,
publicly
take
sides in any
fight,
even a
worthy one.
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and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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