Deuteronomy 15:4-11

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⁴ But there should be no ·poor [needy] people among you, because the Lord your God will richly bless you in the land he is giving you as your ·own [possession]. ⁵ He will bless you if you obey the Lord your God completely, but you must be careful to obey all the commands I am ·giving [commanding] you today. ⁶ The Lord your God will bless you as he promised, and you will lend to other nations, but you will not need to borrow from them. You will rule over many nations, but none will rule over you.

⁷ If there are ·poor [needy] among ·you [your relatives; or your countrymen; ^Lyour brothers], in one of the ·towns [^Lgates] of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be ·selfish [^Lhard-hearted] or ·greedy [^Ltight-fisted] toward them [Prov. 28:27; 29:7, 14]. ⁸ But ·give freely [^Lopen your hand] to them, and freely lend them whatever they need. ⁹ Beware of ·evil [useless] thoughts. Don’t think, “The seventh year is near, the year ·to cancel what people owe [of remission].” ·You might be mean to [^LYour eye might be evil toward] ·the needy [your needy relative/or countryman/^Lbrother] and not give them anything. Then they will ·complain [call out] to the Lord about you, and he will find you guilty of sin. ¹⁰ Give freely to the poor person, and do not ·wish that you didn’t have to give [begrudge him this matter]. The Lord your God will bless your work and everything you ·touch [undertake; ^Lsend from your hand]. ¹¹ There will always be poor people in the land, so I command you to ·give freely [^Lopen your hand] to your ·neighbors [or relatives; or countrymen; ^Lbrothers] and to the poor and needy in your land.