Proverbs 10:2
צְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּוֶת
Tzedakah saves from death. [JPS translation]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. Whom does tzedakah save from death?

2. Why does tzedakah save from death? How does this affect our understanding of the commandment to give tzedakah?

Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)