[59] Bhikkhus, a giver giving food (bhojana) gives four things (ṭhāna) to the recipients. What four? He gives life (āyu), he gives beauty (vaṇṇa), he gives happiness (sukha), he gives strength (bala). Having given life, he becomes a partaker of life, divine or human; having given beauty ... having given happiness ... having given strength, he becomes a partaker of strength, divine or human. Bhikkhus, a giver giving food gives these four things to the recipients.
One who respectfully gives food at the proper time
to the restrained, who live on food given by others,
bestows upon them four things:
life, beauty, happiness, and strength.
The person who gives life and strength,
who gives happiness and beauty,
becomes long-lived and famous
wherever he is reborn.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.