The Buddha's Words Regarding the Hungry

《Dhammapada: The Law of Causality》 Vol. 3: The Karma of Providing Meals
"To a person whose body is hungry and lacks energy, no matter how beautiful
the doctrine or how profound the sermon, they will be of no help;
only a warm bowl of rice is the true medicine that can save them
at this very moment.
Even the desire to learn the truth and practice diligently can never arise
when the physical body is struggling with hunger;
only after filling the stomach of the hungry and making the body comfortable
should one then impart the teachings to discipline the mind.
Therefore, those who wish to practice true charity must first attend to
the hunger of others; providing food to the hungry is a great merit
that saves both their life and their path to enlightenment."