וְהָעֹ֤שֶׁר וְהַכָּבוֹד֙ מִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָ וְאַתָּה֙ מוֹשֵׁ֣ל בַּכֹּ֔ל וּבְיָדְךָ֖ כֹּ֣חַ וּגְבוּרָ֑ה וּבְיָ֣דְךָ֔ לְגַדֵּ֥ל וּלְחַזֵּ֖ק לַכֹּֽל׃
At ang kayamanan at ang karangalan ay nagmumula sa Iyo, at Ikaw ang naghahari sa lahat; at nasa Iyong kamay ang lakas at ang kapangyarihan, at nasa Iyong kamay ang magpadakila at magpalakas sa sinuman.
Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael
The measure of flesh and blood — When one man works for another — plowing with him, sowing with him, weeding with him, hoeing with him — the other gives him a single coin and he goes on his way. Not so, the Holy One Blessed be He. If a man desires children, He gives him children, viz. (Psalms 127:3) "The inheritance of the L–rd is children." If he desires wisdom, He gives it to him, viz. (Mishlei 2:6) "for the L–rd gives wisdom." If he desires attainments, He gives them to him, viz. (I Chronicles 29:12) "Wealth and honor (come) from before You."
Shemot Rabbah
Another matter, “if you lend money to My people,” when Solomon built the Temple, he said to the Holy One blessed be He in his prayer: ‘Master of the universe, if there is a person who prays before You that You should give him money, and You know that it will be harmful for him, do not give it to him. If you see a person for whom wealth is becoming, give it to him,’ as it is stated: “You shall give that man according to his ways, as You know his heart” (I Kings 8:39; II Chronicles 6:30). In this world, the wicked are wealthy and live in tranquility and serenity, and the righteous are poor. But in the future, when the Holy One blessed be He will open the storehouses of the Garden of Eden for the righteous, the wicked who consumed usury [neshekh] and interest, will bite [noshekhin] their own flesh with their teeth, as it is stated: “The fool folds his hands, and eats his own flesh” (Ecclesiastes 4:5). They will say: ‘If only we had been laborers and we had carried on our shoulders. If only we had been slaves, and it would be like this for us,’ as it is stated: “A handful of tranquility is preferable to two handfuls of toil and herding wind” (Ecclesiastes 4:6). That is why it is stated: “If you lend money to My people…[you shall not impose interest upon him].”
Israel said before the Holy One blessed be He: ‘Who are your people?’ He said to them: ‘The poor,’ as it is stated: “For the Lord has comforted His people and He will be merciful to His poor” (Isaiah 49:13). The attribute of a flesh and blood [person] is that if one has poor relatives and he is wealthy, he does not acknowledge them, as it is stated: “All the brethren of the poor hate him” (Proverbs 19:7). But the Holy One blessed be He is not so, as it is stated: “The wealth and the honor are from before You” (I Chronicles 29:12), and He shelters only the poor, as it is stated: “For the Lord has established Zion and in it the poor of His people will be sheltered” (Isaiah 14:32). That is why it is stated: “If you lend money to My people, [to the poor who is with you].” David said: ‘Master of the universe, let Your world be settled in peace,’ as it is stated: “May he abide before God forever” (Psalms 61:8). He said to him: ‘If I render My world equal, “kindness and truth, that they might preserve him”’ (Psalms 61:8).7Were everyone equal, there would be no opportunity to perform acts of kindness and charity.
Israel said before the Holy One blessed be He: ‘Who are your people?’ He said to them: ‘The poor,’ as it is stated: “For the Lord has comforted His people and He will be merciful to His poor” (Isaiah 49:13). The attribute of a flesh and blood [person] is that if one has poor relatives and he is wealthy, he does not acknowledge them, as it is stated: “All the brethren of the poor hate him” (Proverbs 19:7). But the Holy One blessed be He is not so, as it is stated: “The wealth and the honor are from before You” (I Chronicles 29:12), and He shelters only the poor, as it is stated: “For the Lord has established Zion and in it the poor of His people will be sheltered” (Isaiah 14:32). That is why it is stated: “If you lend money to My people, [to the poor who is with you].” David said: ‘Master of the universe, let Your world be settled in peace,’ as it is stated: “May he abide before God forever” (Psalms 61:8). He said to him: ‘If I render My world equal, “kindness and truth, that they might preserve him”’ (Psalms 61:8).7Were everyone equal, there would be no opportunity to perform acts of kindness and charity.
Midrash Tehillim
Psalm of Ascents for Solomon: If the Lord does not build the house, its builders labor in vain. Rabbi Judah the Prince sent Rabbi Hiyya, Rabbi Yosei, and Rabbi Ami from the city of Mabûr Qirîthâ d'Ishrâ'el to learn from them and to teach them. They came to a certain place, but found no scribes or teachers. They said to them, "Bring us a scroll of the Torah." They replied, "There is no scroll here, only the ruins of a destroyed city." They asked them, "Are there no scribes or teachers here?" They replied, "We are the scribes and teachers." This is what is written: "If the Lord does not guard the city, the watchman stays awake in vain" (Psalm 127:1). These are the wives of the students of the wise. "Behold, children are a heritage of the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward" (Psalm 127:3). The measure of flesh and blood is to work with the owner of the house, to till the soil with him, to sow with him, to harvest with him, to clear the land with him, to remove stones with him, and to give him one coin and go. But whoever says and it is done, the world is not like him. Instead, he who desires children, the Lord gives him, as it is written, "Behold, children are a heritage of the Lord." He who desires wisdom, the Lord gives him, as it is written, "For the Lord gives wisdom" (Proverbs 2:6). He who desires wealth, the Lord gives him, as it is written, "And riches and honor come from you" (1 Chronicles 29:12).