Sirach 29:8

8 Even so, be patient with those in humble circumstances, and don't make them wait for assistance.

Sirach 29:8 In-Context

6 If they can repay, their creditors will barely recover half the amount, and the creditors will consider that much a windfall; but if they can't pay, they have defrauded their creditors of their money, and they have made enemies out of them needlessly. They will repay their creditors with curses and insults, and they will repay them with dishonor rather than glory.

7 Many have refused to make a loan, not because they were vicious but because they were cautious about being needlessly cheated.

8 Even so, be patient with those in humble circumstances, and don't make them wait for assistance.

9 Help the needy for the commandment's sake, and in proportion to their need don't turn them away empty-handed.

10 Part with silver for a relative's or friend's sake, and don't let it corrode under a stone and be destroyed.