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27 He that giveth to the poor suffereth no want;
But he that covereth his eyes meeteth many curses.
In the first line the pronoun לּוֹ, referring back to the subject noun, is to be supplied, as at Pro 27:7 לָהּ. He who gives to the poor has no want (מַחְסּוֹר), for God's blessing reimburses him richly for what he bestows. He, on the other hand, who veils (מַעְלִּים( sl, cf. the Hithpa., Isa 58:7) his eyes so as not to see the misery which calls forth compassion, or as if he did not see the misery which has a claim on his compassion; he is (becomes) rich in curses, i.e., is laden with the curses of those whose wants he cared not for; curses which, because they are deserved, change by virtue of a divine requital (vid., Sir. 4:5f.; Tob. 4:7) into all kinds of misfortunes (opp. רַב־בְּרָכוֹת, 20a). מְאֵרָה is constructed after the form מְגֵרָה, מְקֵרָה from אָרַר.