"And Jacobª vowedª° a vow,ª saying,ª° If¹ Godª will be¹ with¹ me, and will keep¹ me²° in this¹ wayª that¹ I¹ go,ª° and will giveª° me breadª to eat,ª° and raimentª to put on,ª°" {Gen 28:20} + "And he blessedª°¹ Joseph,ª and said,ª° God,ª beforeª whom¹ my fathersª Abrahamª and Isaacª did walk,ª° the Godª which fedª° me all my life longª¹ unto¹ this¹ day,ª" {Gen 48:15} + "For¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath blessedª° thee in all¹ the worksª of thy hand:ª he knowethª° thy walking²° through¹¹ this¹ greatª wilderness:ª these¹ fortyª yearsª the LORDª thy Godª [hath been] with¹ thee; thou hast lackedª° nothing.ª¹" {Deu 2:7} + "And he humbledª° thee, and suffered thee to hunger,ª° and fedª° thee with¹ manna,ª which¹ thou knewestª° not,¹ neither¹ did thy fathersª know;ª° that¹ he might make thee knowª° that¹ manª doth not¹ liveª° by¹ breadª only,ª but¹ by¹ every¹ [word] that proceedeth² out¹ of the mouthª of the LORDª doth manª live.ª° ... Thy raimentª waxed not oldª°¹ upon¹¹ thee, neither¹ did thy footª swell,ª° these¹ fortyª years.ª" {Deu 8:3-4} + "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} + "Remove farª° from¹ me vanityª and lies:ªª giveª° me neither¹ povertyª nor riches;ª feedª° me with foodª convenientª for me: ... Lest¹ I be full,ª° and denyª° [thee], and say,ª° Who¹ [is] the LORD?ª or lest¹ I be poor,ª° and steal,ª° and takeª° the nameª of my Godª [in vain]." {Prv 30:8-9} + "[There is] nothing¹ betterª for a man,ª [than] that he should eatª°¹ and drink,ª° and [that] he should make his soulª¹¹ enjoy²° goodª in his labour.ª Thisª also¹ I¹ saw,ª° that¹ it¹ [was] from the handª¹ of God.ª ... For¹ [God] givethª° to a manª that [is] goodª¹ in his sightª wisdom,ª and knowledge,ª and joy:ª but to the sinnerª° he givethª° travail,ª to gatherª° and to heap up,ª° that he may giveª° to [him that is] goodª beforeª God.ª This¹ also¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 2:24-26} + "I knowª° that¹ [there is] no¹ goodª in them, but¹ for¹ [a man] to rejoice,ª° and to doª° goodª in his life.ª ... And also¹ that every man² should eatª°¹¹¹ and drink,ª° and enjoyª° the goodª of all¹ his labour,ª it¹ [is] the giftª of God.ª" {Ecc 3:12-13} + "Giveª° usª this dayª ourª dailyª bread.ª" {Mtt 6:11} + "Thereforeªª I sayª° unto you,ª Take no² thoughtª°¹ for yourª life,ª whatª ye shall eat,ª° orª whatª ye shall drink;ª° nor yet¹ for² yourª body,ª whatª ye shall put on.ª° Isª° notª the¹ lifeª more¹ than² meat,ª andª the¹ bodyª than raiment?ª ... Butª seek¹ ye²° firstª the¹ kingdomª of God,ª andª hisª righteousness;ª andª allª these thingsª shall be addedª° unto you.ª" {Mtt 6:25-33} + "[Let your] conversationª [be] without covetousness;ª [and be] contentª° with such things as ye have:ª° forª heª hath said,ª° I will neverª leaveª° thee,ª norª² forsakeª° thee.ª ... So thatª weª may boldlyª° say,ª° The Lordª [is] myª helper,ª andª I will²° notª fearª° whatª manª shall doª° unto me.ª" {Hbr 13:5-6} |