He that showeth mercy will lend unto his neighbor;

2 Lend to thy neighbor in time of his need;

3 Confirm thy word, and keep faith with him;

4 Many have reckoned a loan as a windfall,

5 Till he hath received, he will kiss a man’s hands;

6 If he prevail, he shall hardly receive the half;

7 Many on account of men’s ill-dealing have turned away;

8 Howbeit with a man in poor estate be long-suffering;

9 Help a poor man for the commandment’s sake;

10 Lose thy money for a brother and a friend;

11 Bestow thy treasure according to the commandments of the Most High;

12 Shut up alms in thy store-chambers;

13 It shall fight for thee against thine enemy

14 A good man will be surety for his neighbor;

15 Forget not the good offices of thy surety;

16 A sinner will overthrow the good estate of his surety;

17 And he that is of an unthankful mind will fail him that delivered him.

18 Suretyship hath undone many that were prospering,

19 A sinner that falleth into suretyship,

20 Help thy neighbor according to thy power,

21 The chief thing for life is water, and bread,

22 Better is the life of a poor man under a shelter of logs,

23 With little or with much, be well satisfied.

24 It is a miserable life to go from house to house:

25 Thou shalt entertain, and give to drink, and have no thanks:

26 Come hither, thou sojourner, furnish a table,

27 Go forth, thou sojourner, from the face of honor;

28 These things are grievous to a man of understanding;