The wicked borrow and do not repay,
    but the righteous give generously;
those the LORD blesses will inherit the land,
    but those he curses will be destroyed.
The LORD makes firm the steps
    of the one who delights in him;
though he may stumble, he will not fall,
    for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
    or their children begging bread.
They are always generous and lend freely;
    their children will be a blessing. *