7. Many on account of men’s ill-dealing have turned away; They have feared to be defrauded for nothing.
8. Howbeit with a man in poor estate be longsuffering; And let him not wait for your alms.
9. Help a poor man for the commandment’s sake; And according to his need send him not empty away.
10. Lose your money for a brother and a friend; And let it not rust under the stone to be lost.
11. Bestow your treasure according to the commandments of the Most High; And it shall profit you more than gold.
12. Shut up alms in your store-chambers; And it shall deliver you out of all affliction:
13. It shall fight for you against your enemy Better than a mighty shield and a ponderous spear.
14. A good man will be surety for his neighbor; And he that has lost shame will fail him.
15. Forget not the good offices of your surety; For he has given his life for you.
16. A sinner will overthrow the good estate of his surety;
17. And he that is of an unthankful mind will fail him that delivered him.
18. Suretiship has undone many that were prospering, And shaken them as a wave of the sea: Mighty men has it driven from their homes; And they wandered among strange nations.