… Tsze-lu said, "I should like, having chariots and horses, and light fur dresses, to share them with my friends, and though they should spoil them, I would not be displeased." … Tsze-lu then said, "I should like, sir, to hear your wishes." The Master said, "They are, in regard to the aged, to give them rest; in regard to friends, to show them sincerity; in regard to the young, to treat them tenderly."
子路曰、願車馬、衣輕裘、與朋友共、蔽之而無憾。…子路曰、願聞子之志。子曰、老者安之、朋友信之、少者懷之。
Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness, Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard);
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Giving and righteous conduct, kindness to relatives, blameless deeds: this is the highest blessing.
By doing service he acquires the Karman which brings about for him the nâman and gôtra of a Tîrthakara.
The God-conscious being is the helper of the helpless. The God-conscious being extends his hand to all.
Let the rich satisfy the poor implorer, and bend his eye upon a longer pathway. Riches come now to one, now to another, and like the wheels of cars are ever rolling.
Give now of thy gold and bounty, for eventually will it pass from thy grasp. Open the door of thy treasure to-day, for to-morrow the key will not be in thy hands. If thou would not be distressed on the Day of Judgment, forget not them that are distressed. Drive not the poor man empty from thy door, lest thou should wander before the doors of strangers. …