A person who helps poor people succeed\par will get many blessings. {\cf2\super [256]} \par When trouble comes,\par the Lord will save that person.\par
The Lord will protect that person\par and save his life.\par That person will be blessed on earth.\par God will not let that person’s enemies destroy him.\par
\{God said this through Isaiah about the non-Jewish people.\} But about the Jewish people God says, “All day long I have waited for those people, but they refuse to obey and refuse to follow me.” {\cf2\super [113]}
If a person is stealing, he must stop stealing. That person must start working. He must use his hands for doing something good. Then he will have something to share with those people who are poor.
There will always be poor people in the land. That is why I command you to be ready to help your brother. Give to the poor people in your land that need help.