⁷ You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.

¹⁷ If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;

⁴² For I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me:

⁷ Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

¹⁶ Or done wrong to any, or taken anything from one in his debt, or taken goods by force, but has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

⁷ And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

²⁰ But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head.

¹⁰ And if you give your bread to those in need of it, so that the troubled one may have his desire; then you will have light in the dark, and your night will be as the full light of the sun:

¹⁷ He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

²⁴ A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

²⁵ He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

⁹ He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

³¹ If the men of my tent did not say, Who has not had full measure of his meat?

⁷ If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;

⁸ But let your hand be open to give him the use of whatever he is in need of.

⁹ And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.

¹⁰ But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand.

¹¹ For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.