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)

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

⁹ A generous person^[a] will be blessed,^(A)
for he shares his food with the poor.^(B)

¹⁹ Listen, my son, and be wise;
keep your mind on the right course.
²⁰ Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine^(A)
or with those who gorge themselves on meat.^(B)
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
and grogginess will clothe them in rags.^(C)