They wander abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ They know that a day of darkness is ready at hand;
Proverbs 10:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: But he casteth away the substance of the wicked. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord will not allow the [uncompromisingly] righteous to famish, but He thwarts the desire of the wicked. [Ps. 34:9, 10; 37:25.] American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked. Common English Bible The LORD doesn’t let the righteous starve, but he rejects the desires of the wicked. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord will not afflict with famine the soul of the just, and he will overthrow the treacheries of the impious. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked. |
They wander abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ They know that a day of darkness is ready at hand;
The possessions of their house will be carried away, dragged off in the day of God’s wrath.
In famine he will redeem you from death and in war from the power of the sword.
But you do see! Indeed, you note trouble and grief, that you may take it into your hands; the helpless commit themselves to you; you have been the helper of the orphan.
The wicked see it and are angry; they gnash their teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked comes to nothing.
they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.
I have been young and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
The righteous have enough to satisfy their appetite, but the belly of the wicked is empty.
The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing, but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.
The greedy person stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
When one will not listen to the law, even one’s prayers are an abomination.
they will live on the heights; their refuge will be the fortresses of rocks; their food will be supplied, their water assured.
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the Lord’s wrath; in the fire of his passion the whole earth shall be consumed, for a full, a terrible end he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.
Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.