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He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury
    gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.

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One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion
Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.

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21 Showing partiality[a] is not good,
    and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:21 Literally “Recognizing faces”

21 (A)To [a]show partiality is not good,
(B)Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:21 Lit. recognize faces