- the profit:
- "And Godª said,ª° Behold,ª I have givenª° you¹ every¹ herbª bearingª° seed,ª which¹ [is] upon¹ the faceª of all¹ the earth,ª and every¹ tree,ª in the which¹ [is] the fruitª of a treeª yieldingª° seed;ª to you it shall beª° for meat.ª ... And to every¹ beastª of the earth,ª and to every¹ fowlª of the air,ª and to every thing¹ that creepethª° upon¹ the earth,ª wherein¹ [there is] life,ªª [I have given]¹ every¹ greenª herbª for meat:ª and it was¹ so.¹" {Gen 1:29-30} + "And unto Adamª he said,ª° Because¹ thou hast hearkenedª° unto the voiceª of thy wife,ª and hast eatenª° of¹ the tree,ª of whichª I commanded¹ thee,²° saying,ª° Thou shalt not¹ eatª° of¹ it: cursedª° [is] the groundª for thy sake;¹ in sorrowª shalt thou eatª° [of] it allª the daysª of thy life;ª ... In the sweatª of thy faceª shalt thou eatª° bread,ª tillª thou returnª° unto¹ the ground;ª for¹ out of¹ it wast thou taken:ª° for¹ dustª thouª [art], and unto¹ dustª shalt thou return.ª°" {Gen 3:17-19} + "He causeth the grassª to growª° for the cattle,ª and herbª for the serviceª of man:ª that he may bring forthª° foodª out of¹ the earth;ª ... And wineª [that] maketh gladª° the heartª of man,ª [and] oilª¹ to make [his] faceª to shine,ª° and breadª [which] strengthenethª° man'sª heart.ª" {Psa 104:14-15} + "The heaven,ª [even] the heavens,ª [are] the LORD'S:ª but the earthª hath he givenª° to the childrenª of men.ª" {Psa 115:16} + "Muchª foodª [is in] the tillageª of the poor:ª²°° but there isª [that is] destroyedª° for wantª of judgment.ª" {Prv 13:23} + "Be thou diligent²° to knowª° the stateª of thy flocks,ª [and] lookª°¹ well² to thy herds.ª ... And [thou shalt have] goats'ª milkª enoughª for thy food,ª for the foodª of thy household,ª and [for] the maintenanceª for thy maidens.ª" {Prv 27:23-27} + "He that tillethª° his landª shall have plentyª° of bread:ª but he that followethª° after vainª [persons] shall have poverty¹ enough.²¹" {Prv 28:19} + "As for me,¹ behold,¹ I will dwellª° at Mizpahª to serveªª° the Chaldeans,ª which¹ will comeª° unto¹ us: but ye,¹ gatherª° ye wine,ª and summer fruits,ª and oil,ª and putª° [them] in your vessels,ª and dwellª° in your citiesª that¹ ye have taken.ª° ... Even all¹ the Jewsª returned¹ out²° of all¹¹ placesª whither¹¹ they were driven,ª° and cameª° to the landª of Judah,ª to¹ Gedaliah,ª unto Mizpah,ª and gatheredª° wineª and summer fruitsª veryª much.²°¹" {Jer 40:10-12}
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