²⁷ Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

¹⁷ Whoso is lending `to' Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

⁹ The good of eye -- he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

⁷ `When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;

²⁶ Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing `is' for the head of him who is selling.

¹ To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

² Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.

³ Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.

¹⁶ and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

⁶ And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

⁷ each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

⁸ and God `is' able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

⁹ (according as it hath been written, `He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor, his righteousness doth remain to the age,')

¹⁰ and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

¹¹ in every thing being enriched to all liberality, which doth work through us thanksgiving to God,

²⁴ There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

⁵ Good `is' the man -- gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

⁶ For -- to the age he is not moved; For a memorial age-during is the righteous.

⁷ Of an evil report he is not afraid, Prepared is His heart, confident in Jehovah.

⁸ Sustained is his heart -- he feareth not, Till that he look on his adversaries.

⁹ He hath scattered -- hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with honour.

¹⁰ thou dost certainly give to him, and thy heart is not sad in thy giving to him, for because of this thing doth Jehovah thy God bless thee in all thy works, and in every putting forth of thy hand;

¹⁵ And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.

²⁴ Whoso is saying to the wicked, `Thou `art' righteous,' Peoples execrate him -- nations abhor him.