4 Give to the pious, but don’t assist sinners.
5 Do good to the humble,but don’t give to the ungodly.Hold back your bread,and don’t give it to them,since by it they might gain powerover you.You will encounter twice as much evilfor all the good thingsthat you have done for them.
6 The Most High also hated sinners,and he will repay the ungodlywith punishment.
7 Give to good people,and don’t assist sinners.
8 A friend is not avengedin prosperity,and an enemy is not hiddenin adversity.
9 When people are prosperous,their enemies are in pain,and when they meet with adversity,even friends will keep away.
10 Don’t ever trust your enemies;for just as copper corrodes,so their wickedness does as well.