Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right. He does not…oppress anyone, but returns what he took in pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked. He does not lend at usury or take excessive interest. Ezekiel 18:5, 7-8a
“This just man does not use his economic position to exploit people who are in a weaker financial position. Most interesting is how the text pairs “he does not commit robbery” with the explanatory clause that he actively gives food and clothing to the poor. The implication is that if you do not actively and generously share your resources with the poor, you are a robber. You are not living justly.”
Tim Keller in Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just (New York: Dutton, 2010) 15-17. Cf. Deut 10:18-19, Is 58:6-7, and Matt 6:1-2 where “not giving generously, then, is not stinginess, but unrighteousness.”