1. “Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.”

2. “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

3. “Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honours him.”

4. “Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?”