A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

Many entreat the face of the noble, And all have made friendship to a man of gifts.

and ye have said also, Lo, thy servant Jacob [is] behind us;' for he said, 'I pacify his face with the present which is going before me, and afterwards I see his face; it may be he lifteth up my face;'

And Israel their father saith unto them, 'If so, now, this do: take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds;

And David receiveth from her hand that which she hath brought to him, and to her he hath said, 'Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and accept thy face.'

'But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.