⁸ He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

²² The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

³⁶ Take no interest from him, in money or in goods, but have the fear of your God before you, and let your brother make a living among you.

³¹ He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

²⁵ If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest.

¹⁷ Who has kept his hand from evil-doing and has not taken interest or great profits, who has done my orders and been guided by my rules: he will certainly not be put to death for the evil-doing of his father; life will certainly be his.

¹³ And has given out his money at interest and taken great profits: he will certainly not go on living: he has done all these disgusting things: death will certainly be his fate; his blood will be on him.

⁸ And has not given his money out at interest or taken great profits, and, turning his hand from evil-doing, has kept faith between man and man,

²⁶ To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

⁷ All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...

¹⁶ Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;

¹⁷ He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.

⁶ And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.