- poor:
- "And she said,ª° I pray¹ you, let me gleanª° and gatherª° afterª the reapersª° among the sheaves:ª so she came,ª° and hath continuedª° even² from¹¹ the morningª until¹ now,¹ that¹ she tarriedª° a littleª in the house.ª" {Rth 2:7} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] every one¹ that is leftª° in thine houseª shall comeª° [and] crouchª° to him for a pieceª of silverª and a morselª of bread,ª and shall say,ª° Putª° me, I pray thee,¹ into¹ oneª of the priests' offices,ª that I may eatª° a pieceª of bread.ª" {1Sm 2:36} + "Now there criedª° a certainª womanª of the wivesª¹ of the sonsª of the prophetsª unto¹ Elisha,ª saying,ª° Thy servantª my husbandª is dead;ª° and thou¹ knowestª° that¹ thy servantª did¹ fear²¹¹ the LORD:ª and the creditorª° is comeª° to takeª° unto him¹ my twoª sonsª to be bondmen.ª ... And Elishaª saidª° unto¹ her, What¹ shall I doª° for thee? tellª° me, what¹ hastª thou in the house?ª And she said,ª° Thine handmaidª hath not¹ any thing¹ in the house,ª save¹¹ a potª of oil.ª" {2Kg 4:1-2} + "For all¹ those¹ [things] hath mine handª made,ª° and all¹ those¹ [things] have been,¹ saithª° the LORD:ª but to¹ this¹ [man] will I look,ª° [even] to¹ [him that is] poorª and of a contriteª spirit,ª and tremblethª at¹ my word.ª" {Isa 66:2} + "Blessedª [are] the¹ poorª in spirit:ª forª theirsª isª° the¹ kingdomª of heaven.ª" {Mtt 5:3} + "ª Let²° the¹ brotherª of low degreeª rejoiceª° inª that he²¹ is exalted:ª ... Forª the¹ sunª is no sooner risenª° withª a burning heat,ª butª it witherethª° the¹ grass,ª andª the¹ flowerª thereofª falleth,ª° andª the¹ graceª of the¹ fashionª of itª perisheth:ª° soª alsoª shall²° the¹ rich manª fade awayª° inª his²¹ ways.ª" {Jms 1:9-11}
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