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Alms for the Poor
As water extinguishes a blazing fire, so almsgiving atones for sin.
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Duties toward the Poor and the Oppressed
My child, do not cheat the poor of their living, and do not keep needy eyes waiting.
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Do not reject a suppliant in distress or turn your face away from the poor.
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Give a hearing to the poor, and return their greeting kindly.
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Stretch out your hand to the poor, so that your blessing may be complete.
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The guest and the stranger and the poor— their boast is the fear of the Lord.
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It is not right to despise one who is intelligent but poor, and it is not proper to honor one who is sinful.
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The poor are honored for their knowledge, while the rich are honored for their wealth.
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Do not wonder at the works of a sinner, but trust in the Lord and keep at your job, for it is easy in the sight of the Lord to make the poor person suddenly rich, in an instant.
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A rich person does wrong and even adds insults; a poor person suffers wrong and must add apologies.
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What peace is there between a hyena and a dog, and what peace between the rich and the poor?
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Wild asses in the wilderness are the prey of lions; likewise the poor are feeding grounds for the rich.
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Humility is an abomination to the proud; likewise the poor are an abomination to the rich.
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The rich person speaks, and all are silent; they extol to the clouds what he says. The poor person speaks, and they say, “Who is this fellow?” And should he stumble, they push him down.
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The prayer of the poor goes from their lips to the ears of God, and his judgment comes speedily.
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Whether rich or poor, his heart is content, and at all times his face is cheerful.
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Help the poor for the commandment’s sake, and in their need do not send them away empty-handed.
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Better is the life of the poor under their own crude roof than sumptuous food in the house of strangers.
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Better off poor, healthy, and fit than rich and afflicted in body.
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Poor people toil to make a meager living, and if ever they rest, they become needy.
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Like one who kills a son before his father’s eyes is the person who offers a sacrifice from the property of the poor.
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The bread of the needy is the life of the poor; whoever deprives them of it is a murderer.
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He will not show partiality to the poor, but he will listen to the prayer of one who is wronged.
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In calamity, grief continues, but the life of the poor is a curse to the heart.