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29:7. And if he be able to pay, he will stand off, he will scarce pay
one half, and will count it as if he had found it:
29:8. But if not, he will defraud him of his money, and he shall get him
for an enemy without cause.
29:9. And he will pay him with reproaches and curses, and instead of
honour and good turn will repay him injuries.
29:10. Many have refused to lend, not out of wickedness, but they were
afraid to be defrauded without cause.
29:11. But yet towards the poor be thou more hearty, and delay not to
shew him mercy.
29:12. Help the poor because of the commandment: and send him not away
empty handed because of his poverty.
29:13. Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend: and hide it not
under a stone to be lost.
29:14. Place thy treasure in the commandments of the most High, and it
shall bring thee more profit than gold.
29:15. Shut up alms in the heart of the poor, and it shall obtain help
for thee against all evil.
29:16. Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the spear:
29:17. It shall fight for thee against thy enemy.
29:18. A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost
shame, will leave him to himself.
29:19. Forget not the kindness of thy surety: for he hath given his life
for thee.
29:20. The sinner and the unclean fleeth from his surety.
29:21. A sinner attributeth to himself the goods of his surety: and he
that is of an unthankful mind will leave him that delivered him.
29:22. A man is surety for his neighbour: and when he hath lost all
shame, he shall forsake him.
29:23. Evil suretyship hath undone many of good estate, and hath tossed
them as a wave of the sea.
29:24. It hath made powerful men to go from place to place round about,
and they have wandered in strange countries.
29:25. A sinner that transgresseth the commandment of the Lord, shall
fall into an evil suretyship: and he that undertaketh many things, shall
fall into judgment.
29:26. Recover thy neighbour according to thy power, and take heed to
thyself that thou fall not.
29:27. The chief thing for man's life is water and bread, and clothing,
and a house to cover shame.
29:28. Better is the poor man's fare under a roof of boards, than
sumptuous cheer abroad in another man's house.
29:29. Be contented with little instead of much, and thou shalt not hear
the reproach of going abroad.
29:30. It is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house: for
where a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor open his
mouth.
29:31. He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful,
and moreover he shall hear bitter words.
29:32. Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and give others to eat what
thou hast in thy hand.
29:33. Give place to the honourable presence of my friends: for I want
my house, my brother being to be lodged with me.
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