Proverbs 11:24-26

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,

And there is one who holds back what is rightly due, and yet results only in want.

The soul ¹that ^ablesses will be ²enriched,

And he who ^bwaters will himself be watered.

He who withholds grain, the ^apeople will curse him,

But ^bblessing will be on the head of him who ^csells it.

Proverbs 14:31

He ^awho oppresses the poor reproaches ^bhis Maker,

But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

He who mocks the ^apoor reproaches his Maker;

He who is ^bglad at disaster will not go unpunished.

He who ¹is ^agenerous will be blessed,

For he ^bgives from his food to the poor.

He ^awho oppresses the poor to make ¹more for himself

Or who gives to the rich ^bwill only come to lack.

^aDo not rob the poor because he is poor,

And do not ^bcrush the afflicted at the gate;

For Yahweh will ^aplead their case

And rob the soul of those who rob them.

He who ^agives to the poor will never want,

But he who ¹shuts his eyes will have many curses.

The ^arighteous knows the cause of the poor,

The wicked does not understand that knowledge.