| 29 | Ecclesiasticus | Reference | |
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| He that shows mercy will lend to his neighbor, and he that strengthens him with his hand keeps the commandments. | Loans. Sir.29.1-7 | ||
| Lend to your neighbor in the time of his need; and in turn, repay your neighbor promptly. | |||
| Confirm your word and keep faith with him, and on every occasion you will find what you need. | |||
| Many persons regard a loan as a windfall, and cause trouble to those who help them. | |||
| A man will kiss another's hands until he gets a loan, and will lower his voice in speaking of his neighbor's money; but at the time for repayment he will delay, and will pay in words of unconcern, and will find fault with the time. | |||
| If the lender exert pressure, he will hardly get back half, and will regard that as a windfall. If he does not, the borrower has robbed him of his money, and he has needlessly made him his enemy; he will repay him with curses and reproaches, and instead of glory will repay him with dishonor. | |||
| Because of such wickedness, therefore, many have refused to lend; they have been afraid of being defrauded needlessly. | |||
| Nevertheless, be patient with a man in humble circumstances, and do not make him wait for your alms. | Generosity. Sir.29.8-13 | ||
| Help a poor man for the commandment's sake, and because of his need do not send him away empty. | |||
| Lose your silver for the sake of a brother or a friend, and do not let it rust under a stone and be lost. | |||
| Lay up your treasure according to the commandments of the Most High, and it will profit you more than gold. | |||
| Store up almsgiving in your treasury, and it will rescue you from all affliction; | |||
| more than a mighty shield and more than a heavy spear, it will fight on your behalf against your enemy. | |||
| A good man will be surety for his neighbor, but a man who has lost his sense of shame will fail him. | Guarantees. Sir.29.14-20 | ||
| Do not forget all the kindness of your surety, for he has given his life for you. | |||
| A sinner will overthrow the prosperity of his surety, | |||
| and one who does not feel grateful will abandon his rescuer. | |||
| Being surety has ruined many men who were prosperous, and has shaken them like a wave of the sea; it has driven men of power into exile, and they have wandered among foreign nations. | |||
| The sinner who has fallen into suretyship and pursues gain will fall into lawsuits. | |||
| Assist your neighbor according to your ability, but take heed to yourself lest you fall. | |||
| The essentials for life are water and bread and clothing and a house to cover one's nakedness. | Home & hospitality. Sir.29.21-28 | ||
| Better is the life of a poor man under the shelter of his roof than sumptuous food in another man's house. | |||
| Be content with little or much. | |||
| It is a miserable life to go from house to house, and where you are a stranger you may not open your mouth; | |||
| you will play the host and provide drink without being thanked, and besides this you will hear bitter words: | |||
| "Come here, stranger, prepare the table, and if you have anything at hand, let me have it to eat." | |||
| "Give place, stranger, to an honored person; my brother has come to stay with me; I need my house." | |||
| These things are hard to bear for a man who has feeling: scolding about lodging and the reproach of the moneylender. | |||
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