²⁴ One person gives freely,
yet gains more;^(A)
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.^(B)

²⁵ A generous person will be enriched,^(C)
and the one who gives a drink of water
will receive water.^(D)

²⁶ People will curse^(E) anyone who hoards grain,
but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.^(F)

²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his^[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.^(A)

²¹ The one who despises his neighbor sins,^(A)
but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.^(B)

¹⁶ A person’s gift opens doors^[a] for him
and brings him before the great.^(A)

¹⁷ Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,^(A)
and he will give a reward to the lender.^[a](B)

¹³ The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.^(A)