¹⁵ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

²⁴ There is one that scattereth and yet prospereth; and there is another that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

²⁵ The liberal soul shall prosper, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

²⁶ He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him; but blessings shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

²³ Much food is in the tillage of the poor, but there is that which is destroyed for want of judgment.

²⁵ The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, but He will establish the border of the widow.

⁵ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker, and he that is glad at calamities shall not go unpunished.

⁴ Wealth maketh many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

⁷ All the brethren of the poor hate him—how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, yet they are not forthcoming to him.

¹⁷ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord, and that which he hath given, He will repay him again.

¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall himself cry, but shall not be heard.

⁹ He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor.