Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hand until evening; for you do not know what shall succeed, this or that; or whether they both shall be good as one.
and if you let out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the soul of the afflicted one; then your light shall rise in the darkness, and your gloom shall be as the noonday.
Is it not to break your bread to the hungry, that you should bring the wandering poor ones to your house? When will you see the naked ones and cover him, and you will not hide yourself from your flesh?
Sell the things belonging of you and give merciful gifts. Make for yourselves purses that do not grow old, an unfailing treasure in Heaven, where a thief cannot come near, nor moth can ruin.
And hearing these things, Jesus said to him, Yet one thing is lacking to you: sell all, as much as you have, and distribute to the poor ones ; and you will have treasure in Heaven. And come, follow Me.
for some thought, since Judas held the money bag, that Jesus was saying to him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast; or that he should give something to the poor ones.
I showed you by all things that working hard in this way it is needful to help the ones being feeble, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that being rich, He became poor for your sake, so that you might become rich by the poverty of that One.
For the needy one will not cease from the midst of the land. On account of this I am commanding you, saying, Opening you shall open your hand to your afflicted and needy brother in your land.
Adorning you shall adorn him from your flock, and from your threshing floor, and from your winepress, with that which Jehovah your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.
You shall certainly give back the pledge to him as goes the sun; and he shall lie down in his own clothing, and shall bless you. And it shall be righteousness to you before Jehovah your God.
The one acting unjustly, let him still act unjustly; and the filthy one, let him still be filthy; and the righteous one, let him still do righteousness; and the holy one, let him still be holy.
And Hannah prayed and said: My heart has exulted in Jehovah; my horn has been high in Jehovah. My mouth has been large over my enemies; for I have rejoiced in Your salvation.
So says Jehovah the God of Israel, I said indeed that your house and your father’s house should walk before Me until forever. But now, a statement of Jehovah, Be it far from Me! For those who honor Me I will honor, and those despising Me will be despised.