^11 (A)For the needy will never cease to be ^[a]in the land; therefore I am commanding you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your afflicted and needy in your land.’

¹¹ For you always have ^(A)the poor with you; but you do not always have Me.

^8 (A)For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”