¹³ He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,

¹⁵ And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,

¹⁶ And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.

³¹ For He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.

¹⁶ The lost I seek, and the driven away bring back, And the broken I bind up, and the sick I strengthen, And the fat and the strong I destroy, I feed it with judgment.

³ `Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

¹⁰ `Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

⁵ Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

⁶ and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;