"For the poorwill nevercease[to be] in the land;thereforeI commandyou, saying,'You shall freelyopenyour handto your brother,to your needyand poorin your land.'
"For you alwayshavethe poorwith you, and wheneveryou wishyou candogoodto them; but you do not alwayshaveMe.
"For you alwayshavethe poorwith you; but you do not alwayshaveMe.
"For you alwayshavethe poorwith you, but you do not alwayshaveMe."
but you shall freelyopenyour handto him, and shall generouslylendhim sufficientfor his need[in] whateverhe lacks.
The richand the poorhavea commonbond,The LORDis the makerof them all.
"Sellyour possessionsand giveto charity;makeyourselvesmoney beltswhich do not wearout, an unfailingtreasurein heaven,wherenothiefcomes nearnormothdestroys.
and they [began] sellingtheir propertyand possessionsand were sharingthem with all,as anyonemight haveneed.
"Giveto him who asksof you, and do not turn awayfrom him who wantsto borrowfrom you.
"Ifthere is a poormanwith you, oneof your brothers,in anyof your townsin your landwhichthe LORDyour Godis givingyou, you shall not hardenyour heart,norcloseyour handfrom your poorbrother;
She extendsher handto the poor,And she stretchesout her handsto the needy.
if a mandoes not oppressanyone, but restoresto the debtorhis pledge,does not commitrobbery,[but] giveshis breadto the hungryand coversthe nakedwith clothing,
but [on] the seventhyearyou shall letit restand liefallow,so that the needyof your peoplemay eat;and whatever they leavethe beastof the fieldmay eat.You are to dothe samewith your vineyard[and] your olivegrove.
One who is graciousto a poormanlendsto the LORD,And He will repayhim for his gooddeed.
