The righteoushasenoughto satisfyhis appetite,But the stomachof the wickedis in need.
Who satisfiesyour yearswith goodthings,[So that] your youthis renewedlike the eagle.
"I will abundantlyblessher provision;I will satisfyher needywith bread.
The younglionsdo lackand sufferhunger;But they who seekthe LORDshall not be in wantof anygoodthing.
Betteris the littleof the righteousThanthe abundanceof manywicked.
Trustin the LORDand dogood;Dwellin the landand cultivatefaithfulness.
The LORDwill not allow the righteousto hunger,But He will rejectthe cravingof the wicked.
Povertyand shame[will come] to him who neglectsdiscipline,But he who regardsreproofwill be honored.
Then your povertywill come[as] a robberAnd your wantlike an armedman.
Your povertywill comein like a vagabondAnd your needlike an armedman.
"Nowwhen he had spenteverything,a severefamineoccurredin that country,and he beganto be impoverished.
therefore you shall serveyour enemieswhomthe LORDwill sendagainst you, in hunger,in thirst,in nakedness,and in the lackof allthings;and He will putan ironyokeon your neckuntilHe has destroyedyou.
[They will be] wastedby famine,and consumedby plagueAnd bitterdestruction;And the teethof beastsI will sendupon them, With the venomof crawlingthingsof the dust.
For evenwhenwe were with you, we used to giveyou thisorder:ifanyoneis not willingto work,thenhe is not to eat,either.
for bodilydisciplineis only of littleprofit,but godlinessis profitablefor all things,since it holdspromisefor the presentlifeand [also] for the [life] to come.
[Make sure that] your characteris free from the love of money,being contentwith what you have;for He Himselfhas said,"I WILL NEVERDESERTYOU, NORWILL I EVERFORSAKEYOU,"
