I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;

He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.

as the time when the Jews gave themselves rest from their enemies – the month when their trouble was turned to happiness and their mourning to a holiday. These were to be days of banqueting, happiness, sending gifts to one another, and providing for the poor.