Symbolism & Imagery:
The Six of Pentacles features three figures: a richly dressed man and two destitute people kneeling at his feet in rags. The rich man drops coins into their outstretched hands with one hand while holding a perfectly balanced scale in the other.
The balanced scale shows that he has nothing to lose by giving charity to these people in need; he has more than enough to give. Some see this as a bit of a tongue-in-cheek reference since this giving coins to the beggars is hardly making them his financial equal or pulling them out of poverty.