²⁵ A generous person will prosper;
    whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

²⁶ People curse the one who hoards grain,
    but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

²¹ It is a sin to despise one’s neighbour,
    but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.

¹⁷ Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
    and he will reward them for what they have done.