²² That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

⁶ But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.

⁷ For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.

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

² in hope of eternal life, which God, who can't lie, promised before eternal times;

¹² For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don't have.

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

³ For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,

⁴¹ Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.

⁴² A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins,{Literally, lepta (or widow's mites). Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker's daily wages.} which equal a quadrans coin.{A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day's wages for an agricultural laborer.}

⁴³ He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, "Most assuredly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,

⁴⁴ for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on."

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

⁹ Surely men of low degree are just a breath, And men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.

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

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

⁸ But Yahweh said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart:

¹⁷ I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have 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 your people, that are present here, offer willingly to you.

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 various colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

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