Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?
He giveth to the beast his food,\par\tab {\i And} to the young ravens which cry.
Who provideth for the raven his prey,\par\tab When his young ones cry unto God,\par\tab {\i And} wander for lack of food?\par
For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth,\par\tab And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
I know all the birds of the mountains;\par\tab And the wild beasts of the field are mine.
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.
And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.