Section 30:6-8 (corresponding to Luke 14:12-14)
And looking around the table again,
Jesus spoke to the host and all of his friends:
"When you have a feast, don't seek to invite
Your city's magnates of wealth and of might--
The rich and powerful, prestigious and high--
Nor even invite the friends at your side!
Don't just throw parties for comrades or kin;
Go out in the streets and bring the poor in!
The homeless and lost, the orphans and waifs--
Yes, the ones for whom this table was made!
Call in the malformed, the lepers, the lame,
A feast for the ones beaten down by their shame!
If you call in the rich, they'll favor you back,
And all your reward will be finished with that.
But favor the poor ones, seeking no prize;
You'll have rewards when the righteous shall rise!"