²⁷ Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.
²⁸ Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.^(A)

²⁴ One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
    another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

²⁵ A generous^(A) person will prosper;
    whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.^(B)

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

²² A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.^(A)

²¹ It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,^(A)
    but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.^(B)

¹⁶ A gift^(A) opens the way
    and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

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

¹³ Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
    will also cry out^(A) and not be answered.^(B)

⁹ The generous will themselves be blessed,^(A)
    for they share their food with the poor.^(B)

¹⁴ Like clouds and wind without rain
    is one who boasts of gifts never given.