"Lookat the birdsof the air,that they do not sow,norreapnorgatherinto barns,and [yet] your heavenlyFatherfeedsthem. Are you not worthmuchmorethan they?
"As for you, takefor yourself someof allfoodwhichis edible,and gather[it] to yourself; and it shall be for foodfor you and for them."
Who teachesus morethanthe beastsof the earthAnd makesus wiserthanthe birdsof the heavens?'
"Whopreparesfor the ravenits nourishmentWhenits youngcryto GodAnd wanderabout withoutfood?
He givesto the beastits food,[And] to the youngravenswhichcry.
"I knoweverybirdof the mountains,And everythingthat movesin the fieldis Mine.
"For the Gentileseagerly seekallthese things;for your heavenlyFatherknowsthat you needallthese things.
"Orwhatmanis there amongyou who, whenhis sonasksfor a loaf,will givehim a stone?
"Thenhe said,'Thisis what I will do:I will tear downmy barnsand buildlarger ones,and thereI will storeallmy grainand my goods.
