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The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the borrower to the lender.

`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?

if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful--the true who will entrust to you?

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other--law he hath fulfilled,

A treasure to be desired, and oil, <FI>Is<Fi> in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties <FI>for<Fi> burdens. — read the full passage →

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace.

`Jehovah doth open to thee his good treasure--the heavens--to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand, and thou hast lent to many nations, and thou--thou dost not borrow.

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

for Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee as He hath spoken to thee; and thou hast lent <FI>to<Fi> many nations, and thou hast not borrowed; and thou hast ruled over many nations, and over thee they do not rule.

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

on every first <FI>day<Fi> of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

not that in respect of want I say <FI>it<Fi> , for I did learn in the things in which I am--to be content; — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth,

`At the end of seven years thou dost make a release, — read the full passage →

`But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

and if ye lend <FI>to those<Fi> of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners--that they may receive again as much. — read the full passage →

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties <FI>for<Fi> burdens.

Evil <FI>one<Fi> suffereth when he hath been surety <FI>for<Fi> a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

`If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much; — read the full passage →

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; — read the full passage →

His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

feed the flock of God that <FI>is<Fi> among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

and if the herbage in the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow into an oven is cast, God doth so clothe, how much more you--ye of little faith?

and--if ye love those loving you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful love those loving them; — read the full passage →

Troubled for wealth <FI>is<Fi> the man <FI>with<Fi> an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich--only to want.

Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth--when it increaseth--set not the heart.

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity, — read the full passage →

the sojourner who <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst goeth up above thee very high, and thou goest down very low; — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury. — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest--complete.

The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

`At the end of seven years thou dost make a release, — read the full passage →