What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.
For if the readiness is present, it is well received according to what one has, not according to what he does not have –
Better is the poor walking in his integrity Than one of perverse lips, who is a fool.
in expectation of everlasting life which Elohim, who does not lie, promised before times of old,
“But יהוה said to my father Dawiḏ
Sons of Aḏ
He who denounces friends for a share, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
My brothers are as undependable as a wadi, as a bed on which streams once ran,
“And I know, my Elohim, that You are trying the heart and desire uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have voluntarily given all these. And now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to give voluntarily to You.
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, But it is the counsel of יהוה that stands.
The fear of יהוה leads to life, And he remains satisfied, He is not visited by evil.