¹⁹ As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him and made come true everything that Samuel said. ²⁰ So all the people of Israel, from one end of the country to the other, knew that Samuel was indeed a prophet of the Lord.

⁹ Don't think that God Most High is going to take into account how very generous you are and so accept any offering you decide to make.

¹⁰ Never get tired of praying, and never miss a chance to give to the poor.

¹¹ Don't laugh at someone who has been humiliated. It is the Lord who humbles a person, but the Lord also raises him up again.

10 ¹ A wise ruler will educate his people, and his government will be orderly.

³ No good ever comes to a person who gives comfort to the wicked; it is not a righteous act.^[a]

¹³ No sinner can escape with what he has stolen. The Lord will reward the patience of devout people.