²² That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

⁶ But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

⁷ For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.

⁸ She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying.

² in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

¹² For if the readiness is there, `it is' acceptable according as `a man' hath, not according as `he' hath not.

² how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

³ For according to their power, I bear witness, yea and beyond their power, `they gave' of their own accord,

⁴¹ And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

⁴² And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.

⁴³ And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into the treasury:

⁴⁴ for they all did cast in of their superfluity; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, `even' all her living.

¹ Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

⁹ Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.

⁵ He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.

¹⁵ My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that pass away;

⁸ But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

¹⁷ I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, that are present here, offer willingly unto thee.

² Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the `things of' gold, and the silver for the `things of' silver, and the brass for the `things of' brass, the iron for the `things of' iron, and wood for the `things of' wood; onyx stones, and `stones' to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

³ Moreover also, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of mine own of gold and silver, I give it unto the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,