《梁书·列传·卷四十八》
因此把一撮米送给贫穷的朋友，吝啬之情就会流露出来；把千钟粮交给富裕的僧人，欢悦之情就会处处表露。
是以圭撮涉于贫友，吝情动于颜色；千钟委于富僧，欢意畅于容发。
Consequently, when someone gives a handful of rice to a needy friend, they do so with great reluctance, but when they give a thousand bushels of grain to a wealthy monk, their joy knows no bounds.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 是以圭撮涉于贫友，吝情动于颜色；千钟委于富僧，欢意畅于容发。 [/INST] Consequently, when someone gives a handful of rice to a needy friend, they do so with great reluctance, but when they give a thousand bushels of grain to a wealthy monk, their joy knows no bounds.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 是以圭撮涉于贫友，吝情动于颜色；千钟委于富僧，欢意畅于容发。
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Consequently, when someone gives a handful of rice to a needy friend, they do so with great reluctance, but when they give a thousand bushels of grain to a wealthy monk, their joy knows no bounds.
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