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(A)For those who act with fidelity, all who practice righteousness, will prosper in their affairs.[a]

“Give alms from your possessions. Do not turn your face away from any of the poor, so that God’s face will not be turned away from you.(B) Give in proportion to what you own. If you have great wealth, give alms out of your abundance; if you have but little, do not be afraid to give alms even of that little.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:6 It was commonly thought in the Old Testament that virtue guaranteed earthly prosperity, and sin earthly disaster (Prv 10:2; cf. Dt 28).