[98] Then another devatā (deity) uttered this inspired utterance (udāna) in the presence of the Blessed One:
"Good indeed, dear sir (mārisa), is giving; even when one has but little, giving is good;
giving out of faith, too, is good; and further, giving to one who has gained the Dhamma (dhammaladdha) is also good.
Whatever person (jantu) gives a gift to one who has gained the Dhamma,
to one who has attained it through exertion and energy (vīriya) —
having passed beyond the Vetaraṇī of Yama,
that mortal reaches the heavenly abodes."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.