Sinful people borrow and don’t pay back. But those who are godly give freely to others.

恶人借贷而不偿还；义人却恩待人，并且施舍。

恶人借贷却不偿还；义人恩待人，并且施舍。

恶人借贷却不偿还；义人恩待人，并且施舍。

恶人借债不还，义人慷慨给予。

恶人借贷总不偿还，义人却慷慨施舍。

恶人只借不还；义人却恩待人、给予人。

惡人借貸而不償還；義人卻恩待人，並且施捨。

惡人借貸卻不償還；義人恩待人，並且施捨。

惡人借貸卻不償還；義人恩待人，並且施捨。

惡人借債不還，義人慷慨給予。

惡人借貸總不償還，義人卻慷慨施捨。

惡人借貸而不償還；義人卻恩待人，並施捨人。

惡人只借不還；義人卻恩待人、給予人。

惡者貸而弗償、義者行仁、而好施兮、

惡者貸金而不償、善者懷仁而相施兮。

惡人借貸不償、善人矜憐施捨、

惡人慣抵賴。善人樂布施。

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;

The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;

The wicked borrow and never repay, but the godly are generous givers.

The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives.

The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

The wicked man borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.

Good things will come to those who are willing to lend freely. Good things will come to those who are fair in everything they do.

Don’t forget to do good. Don’t forget to share with others. God is pleased with those kinds of offerings.

You know the grace shown by our Lord Jesus Christ. Even though he was rich, he became poor to help you. Because he became poor, you can become rich.

Rich people rule over those who are poor. Borrowers are slaves to lenders.

They have spread their gifts around to poor people. Their good works continue forever. They will be powerful and honored.

The Lord will open up the heavens. That’s where he stores his riches. He will send rain on your land at just the right time. He’ll bless everything you do. You will lend money to many nations. But you won’t have to borrow from any of them.

God is fair. He will not forget what you have done. He will remember the love you have shown him. You showed it when you helped his people. And you show it when you keep on helping them.

The wife of a man from the group of the prophets cried out to Elisha. She said,“ My husband is dead. You know how much respect he had for the Lord. But he owed money to someone. And now that person is coming to take my two boys away. They will become his slaves.”Elisha replied to her,“ How can I help you? Tell me. What do you have in your house?”“ I don’t have anything there at all,” she said.“ All I have is a small jar of olive oil.”Elisha said,“ Go around to all your neighbors. Ask them for empty jars. Get as many as you can.Then go inside your house. Shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars. As each jar is filled, put it over to one side.”The woman left him. Then she shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her. And she kept pouring.

Outsiders who live among you will become your leaders. They will rise higher and higher. But you will sink lower and lower.They will lend money to you. But you won’t be able to lend money to them. They will be the leaders. But you will be the followers.

In everything I did, I showed you that we must work hard and help the weak. We must remember the words of the Lord Jesus. He said,‘ It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

But those who are noble make noble plans. And by doing noble things they succeed.

Share your food with hungry people. Provide homeless people with a place to stay. Give naked people clothes to wear. Provide for the needs of your own family.Then the light of my blessing will shine on you like the rising sun. I will heal you quickly. I will march out ahead of you. And my glory will follow behind you and guard you. That’s because I always do what is right.You will call out to me for help. And I will answer you. You will cry out. And I will say,‘ Here I am.’“ Get rid of the chains you use to hold others down. Stop pointing your finger at others as if they had done something wrong. Stop saying harmful things about them.Work hard to feed hungry people. Satisfy the needs of those who are crushed. Then my blessing will light up your darkness. And the night of your suffering will become as bright as the noonday sun.

“ I haven’t said no to what poor people have wanted. I haven’t let widows lose their hope.I haven’t kept my bread to myself. I’ve shared it with children whose fathers had died.From the time I was young, I’ve helped those widows. I’ve raised those children as a father would.Suppose I’ve seen people dying because they didn’t have enough clothes. I’ve seen needy people who didn’t have enough to keep warm.And they didn’t give me their blessing when I warmed them with wool from my sheep.

The believers decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea. All of them helped as much as they could.

Here is something to remember. The one who plants only a little will gather only a little. And the one who plants a lot will gather a lot.Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give. You shouldn’t give if you don’t want to. You shouldn’t give because you are forced to. God loves a cheerful giver.And God is able to shower all kinds of blessings on you. So in all things and at all times you will have everything you need. You will do more and more good works.It is written,“ They have spread their gifts around to poor people. Their good works continue forever.”( Psalm 112:9)God supplies seed for the person who plants. He supplies bread for food. God will also supply and increase the amount of your seed. He will increase the results of your good works.You will be made rich in every way. Then you can always give freely. We will take your many gifts to the people who need them. And they will give thanks to God.Your gifts meet the needs of the Lord’s people. And that’s not all. Your gifts also cause many people to thank God.You have shown yourselves to be worthy by what you have given. So other people will praise God because you obey him. That proves that you really believe the good news about Christ. They will also praise God because you share freely with them and with everyone else.Their hearts will be filled with love for you when they pray for you. God has given you grace that is better than anything.Let us give thanks to God for his gift. It is so great that no one can tell how wonderful it really is!

Some men and their wives cried out against their Jewish brothers and sisters.Some of them were saying,“ There are now many of us. We have many sons and daughters. We have to get some grain so we can eat and stay alive.”Others were saying,“ We’re being forced to sell our fields, vineyards and homes. We have to do it to buy grain. There isn’t enough food for everyone.”Still others were saying,“ We’ve had to borrow money. We needed it to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.We belong to the same family lines as the rest of our people. Our children are as good as theirs. But we’ve had to sell them off as slaves. Some of our daughters have already been made slaves. But we can’t do anything about it. That’s because our fields and vineyards now belong to others.”

Give to everyone who asks you. And if anyone takes what belongs to you, don’t ask to get it back.

Be careful not to have an evil thought in your mind. Don’t say to yourself,“ The seventh year will soon be here. It’s the year for forgiving people what they owe.” If you think like that, you might treat the needy people among you badly. You might not give them anything. Then they might make their appeal to the Lord against you. And he will find you guilty of sin.So give freely to needy people. Let your heart be tender toward them. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all your work. He will bless you in everything you do.There will always be poor people in the land. So I’m commanding you to give freely to those who are poor and needy in your land. Open your hands to them.