"You shall generouslygiveto him, and your heartshall not be grievedwhen you giveto him, becausefor thisthingthe LORDyour Godwill blessyou in allyour workand in allyour undertakings.
He who is generouswill be blessed,For he givessomeof his foodto the poor.
And do not neglectdoing goodand sharing,for with suchsacrificesGodis pleased.
And if you giveyourselfto the hungryAnd satisfythe desireof the afflicted,Then your lightwill risein darknessAnd your gloom[will become] like midday.
"The Levite,becausehe hasnoportionor inheritanceamongyou, and the alien,the orphanand the widowwhoare in your town,shall comeand eatand be satisfied,in orderthat the LORDyour Godmay blessyou in allthe workof your handwhichyou do.
"Whenyou reapyour harvestin your fieldand have forgottena sheafin the field,you shall not gobackto getit; it shall be for the alien,for the orphan,and for the widow,in orderthat the LORDyour Godmay blessyou in allthe workof your hands.
But the noblemandevisesnobleplans;And by nobleplanshe stands.
"In everythingI showedyou that by working hardin this manneryou musthelpthe weakand rememberthe wordsof the LordJesus,that He Himselfsaid,'It is moreblessedto givethanto receive.'"
"However,there will be nopooramong you, sincethe LORDwill surelyblessyou in the landwhichthe LORDyour Godis givingyou as an inheritanceto possess,
Whoeverspeaks,[is to do so] as onewho is speakingthe utterancesof God;whoeverserves[is to do] [so] as onewho is servingby the strengthwhichGodsupplies;sothat in all thingsGodmay be glorifiedthroughJesusChrist,to whombelongsthe gloryand dominionforeverand ever.Amen.
orhe who exhorts,in his exhortation;he who gives,with liberality;he who leads,with diligence;he who shows mercy,with cheerfulness.
"The Kingwill answerand sayto them, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didit to oneof thesebrothersof Mine,[even] the least[of them], you didit to Me.'
"And allthe teeminglifewith wingsare uncleanto you; they shall not be eaten.
"You may chargeinterestto a foreigner,but to your countrymenyou shall not chargeinterest,sothat the LORDyour Godmay blessyou in allthat you undertakein the landwhichyou are about to enterto possess.
"The LORDwill commandthe blessingupon you in your barnsand in allthat you putyour handto, and He will blessyou in the landwhichthe LORDyour Godgivesyou.
Castyour breadon the surfaceof the waters,for you will findit after manydays.
"It shall not seemhardto you when you sethim free,for he has givenyou sixyears[with] doublethe serviceof a hiredman;so the LORDyour Godwill blessyou in whateveryou do.
