Comparative Study
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1  Do not be so tight-fisted, for you will be blameworthy; nor so open-handed, for you will end up in poverty.  Dr. Mustafa Khattab

2  And neither allow thy hand to remain shackled to thy neck, nor stretch it forth to the utmost limit [of thy capacity], lest thou find thyself blamed [by thy dependants], or even destitute.  Muhammad Asad

3  And do not keep your hand tied to your neck, nor spread it out fully, lest you end up liable and regretful.  Talal Itani

4  (vi) Do not keep your hand fastened to your neck nor outspread it, altogether outspread, for you will be left sitting rebuked, destitute.  Maududi

5  And let not your hand be tied (like a miser) to your neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach (like a spendthrift), so that you become blameworthy and in severe poverty.  Muhsin Khan

6  Do not be tight-fisted, nor so open-handed that you end up blamed and overwhelmed with regret.  Muhammad Abdel Haleem

7  And make not thy hand be one that is restricted to thy neck as a miser nor extend it to its utmost expansion as a prodigal so that thou wilt sit as one who is reproached, one who is denuded.  Dr.Leila Bakhtiar

8  And let not thy hand be chained to thy neck nor open it with a complete opening, lest thou sit down rebuked, denuded.  Marmaduke Pickthall

9  And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.  Sahih Int.

10  Make not thy hand tied (like a niggard's) to thy neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy and destitute.  Yusuf Ali

11  and (do) not make your hand chained to your neck, and not extend it (to its) utmost reach, so that you sit blameworthy, insolvent.  Word by Word