⁸ He who increases his wealth by excessive interest Gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

³⁶ Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.

³¹ He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, But he who is kind to the needy honors him.

²⁵ "If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest.

¹⁷ who has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who has not received interest nor increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

¹³ has given forth on interest, and has taken increase; shall he then live? he shall not live: he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be on him.

⁸ he who has not given forth on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

²⁶ For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

⁷ All the relatives of the poor shun him: How much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

¹⁶ Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare clothing as the clay;

¹⁷ He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

⁶ He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!"