1
Some strangers asked not merely to receive food but to serve the poor as attendants.
2
Others asked Iyov for capital so that they might trade in distant cities and use the profit to support those in need.
3
Iyov rejoiced at the proposal and advanced what they requested.
4
He accepted written acknowledgments rather than seizing property as security.
5
When merchants lost goods to robbery, sea, or disaster and returned unable to repay, Iyov often tore up the written debt.
6
“What I appointed for the benefit of the poor,” he said, “I shall not turn into a chain upon you.”