017.026
Y: And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to those in
want, and to the wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the manner
of a spendthrift.
P: Give the kinsman his due, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and
squander not (thy wealth) in wantonness.
S: And give to the near of kin his due and (to) the needy and the
wayfarer, and do not squander wastefully.
017.027
Y: Verily spendthrifts are brothers of the Evil Ones; and the Evil One
is to his Lord (himself) ungrateful.
P: Lo! the squanderers were ever brothers of the devils, and the devil
was ever an ingrate to his Lord.
S: Surely the squanderers are the fellows of the Shaitans and the
Shaitan is ever ungrateful to his Lord.
017.028
Y: And even if thou hast to turn away from them in pursuit of the Mercy
from thy Lord which thou dost expect, yet speak to them a word of easy
kindness.
P: But if thou turn away from them, seeking mercy from thy Lord, for
which thou hopest, then speak unto them a reasonable word.
S: And if you turn away from them to seek mercy from your Lord, which
you hope for, speak to them a gentle word.
017.029
Y: Make not thy hand tied (like a niggard's) to thy neck, nor stretch it
forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy and
destitute.
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