The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.
The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
they shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured by plague and poisonous pestilence; I will send the teeth of beasts against them, with the venom of things that crawl in the dust.
For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.
Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be put to shame; behold, my servants shall sing for gladness of heart, but you shall cry out for pain of heart and shall wail for breaking of spirit.
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever; they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.
Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.
Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you.
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