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1 - He that sheweth mercy, lendeth to his neighbour: and he that is stronger in hand, keepeth the commandments.

2 - Lend to thy neighbour in the time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due time.

3 - Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him: and thou shalt always find that which is necessary for thee.

4 - Many have looked upon a thing lent as a thing found, and have given trouble to them that helped them.

5 - Till they receive, they kiss the hands of the lender, and in promises they humble their voice:

6 - But when they should repay, they will ask time, and will return tedious and murmuring words, and will complain of the time:

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:

8 - But if not, he will defraud him of his money, and he shall get him for an enemy without cause.

9 - And he will pay him with reproaches and curses, and instead of honour and good turn will repay him injuries.

10 - Many have refused to lend, not out of wickedness, but they were afraid to be defrauded without cause.

11 - But yet towards the poor be thou more hearty, and delay not to shew him mercy.

12 - Help the poor because of the commandment: and send him not away empty handed because of his poverty.

13 - Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend: and hide it not under a stone to be lost.

14 - Place thy treasure in the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold.

15 - Shut up alms in the heart of the poor, and it shall obtain help for thee against all evil.

16 - Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the spear:

17 - It shall fight for thee against thy enemy.

18 - A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself.

19 - Forget not the kindness of thy surety: for he hath given his life for thee.

20 - The sinner and the unclean fleeth from his surety.

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.

22 - A man is surety for his neighbour: and when he hath lost all shame, he shall forsake him.

23 - Evil suretyship hath undone many of good estate, and hath tossed them as a wave of the sea.

24 - It hath made powerful men to go from place to place round about, and they have wandered in strange countries.

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.

26 - Recover thy neighbour according to thy power, and take heed to thyself that thou fall not.

27 - The chief thing for man's life is water and bread, and clothing, and a house to cover shame.

28 - Better is the poor man's fare under a roof of boards, than sumptuous cheer abroad in another man's house.

29 - Be contented with little instead of much, and thou shalt not hear the reproach of going abroad.

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.

31 - He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful, and moreover he shall hear bitter words.

32 - Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and give others to eat what thou hast in thy hand.

33 - Give place to the honourable presence of my friends: for I want my house, my brother being to be lodged with me.

34 - These things are grievous to a man of understanding: the upbraiding of houseroom, and the reproaching of the lender.