The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give an offering to the Lord, to make atonement for yourselves.

Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,’ and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and he cry out to the Lord against you, and it become sin among you.

Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you.

He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted with honor.

He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.

He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.

He who gives to the poor will not lack, But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.