Ecclus. 4:1-10 My child, do not cheat the poor of their living,  and do not keep needy eyes waiting.  2 Do not grieve the hungry,  or anger one in need.  3 Do not add to the troubles of the desperate, or delay giving to the needy.  4 Do not reject a suppliant in distress,  or turn your face away from the poor.  5 Do not avert your eye from the needy,  and give no one reason to curse you;  6 for if in bitterness of soul some should curse you,  their Creator will hear their prayer. 7 Endear yourself to the congregation;  bow your head low to the great.  8 Give a hearing to the poor,  and return their greeting politely.  9 Rescue the oppressed from the oppressor;  and do not be hesitant in giving a verdict.  10 Be a father to orphans,  and be like a husband to their mother;  you will then be like a son of the Most High,  and he will love you more than does your mother. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.