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Do not grieve the one who is hungry, nor anger a man in want.
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Do not add to the troubles of an angry mind, nor delay your gift to a beggar.
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Do not reject an afflicted suppliant, nor turn your face away from the poor.
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Do not avert your eye from the needy, nor give a man occasion to curse you;
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for if in bitterness of soul he calls down a curse upon you, his Creator will hear his prayer.
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Make yourself beloved in the congregation; bow your head low to a great man.
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Incline your ear to the poor, and answer him peaceably and gently.
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Deliver him who is wronged from the hand of the wrongdoer; and do not be fainthearted in judging a case.
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Be like a father to orphans, and instead of a husband to their mother; you will then be like a son of the Most High, and he will love you more than does your mother.
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Wisdom exalts her sons and gives help to those who seek her.
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Whoever loves her loves life, and those who seek her early will be filled with joy.