1
My child, don't prevent the poor from making a living, or keep them waiting in their need.
2
Never give a hungry person any cause for resentment or anger.
3
Don't add to the troubles of someone who is already desperate. If he is in need, don't put off giving to him.
4
Don't refuse to help a beggar who is in distress. Don't turn your back on a poor person or give him any reason to curse you.
6
If he becomes so bitter that he does curse you, his Creator will hear his prayer.
7
Make yourself popular in the synagogue. Bow your head to men of authority.
8
Listen to what the poor have to say, and answer them politely.
9
Protect people from those who want to wrong them, and be firm in your judgments.
10
Be like a father to orphans, and provide widows with the help their husbands can no longer give them. Then you will be like a child of the Most High, and he will love you more than your own mother does.
11
Wisdom takes care of those who look for her; she raises them to greatness.