תהלים פרק קיב:ה-ו
(ה) טוֹב אִישׁ חוֹנֵן וּמַלְוֶה יְכַלְכֵּל דְּבָרָיו בְּמִשְׁפָּט:
(ו) כִּי לְעוֹלָם לֹא יִמּוֹט לְזֵכֶר עוֹלָם יִהְיֶה צַדִּיק:
All goes well with the person who lends generously, who conducts their affairs with equity. That person shall never be shaken; the tzaddik [beneficent person] will be remembered forever. [JPS translation. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What does this text claim? Is it true?
2. What do you think of this idea? Is it problematic?
3. Is this text a good model for giving? Why?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)