Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath. Put no trust in extortion; set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Give us each day our daily bread,
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.
Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me your law!
I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
Give us this day our daily bread,
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as he lived.
The people of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land. They ate the manna till they came to the border of the land of Canaan.
“Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, who draw sin as with cart ropes,
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
But when they measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered as much as he could eat.
When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.
And he blessed Joseph and said, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day, the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, until the day of his death, as long as he lived.
So King Zedekiah gave orders, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guard. And a loaf of bread was given him daily from the bakers' street, until all the bread of the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.
See! The Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Remain each of you in his place; let no one go out of his place on the seventh day.”
Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; but when the sun grew hot, it melted. On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers each. And when all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses,
Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear,
And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it.
No one enters suit justly; no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
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