Honorthe LORDfrom your wealthAnd from the firstof allyour produce;
"Thisstone,whichI have setup as a pillar,will be God'shouse,and of allthat You giveme I will surelygivea tenthto You."
Azariahthe chiefpriestof the houseof Zadoksaidto him, "Sincethe contributionsbeganto be broughtinto the houseof the LORD,we have had enoughto eatwith plentyleftover,for the LORDhas blessedHis people,and thisgreatquantityis leftover."
Everyworkwhichhe beganin the serviceof the houseof Godin lawand in commandment,seekinghis God,he didwith allhis heartand prospered.
Let our garnersbe full,furnishingeverykindof produce, [And] our flocksbringforththousandsand tenthousandsin our fields;
"You shall not delay[the offering from] your harvestand your vintage.The firstbornof your sonsyou shall giveto Me.
"Also [you shall observe] the Feastof the Harvest[of] the firstfruitsof your labors[from] whatyou sowin the field;also the Feastof the Ingatheringat the endof the yearwhen you gatherin [the fruit of] your laborsfrom the field.
"You shall bringthe choicefirstfruitsof your soilinto the houseof the LORDyour God."You are not to boila younggoatin the milkof its mother.
"You shall bringthe very firstof the firstfruitsof your soilinto the houseof the LORDyour God."You shall not boila younggoatin its mother'smilk."
The generousmanwill be prosperous,And he who waterswill himselfbe watered.
He who oppressesthe poortauntshis Maker,But he who is graciousto the needyhonorsHim.
"You have not broughtto Me the sheepof your burntofferings,Norhave you honoredMe with your sacrifices.I have not burdenedyou with offerings,Norweariedyou with incense.
In the fifthyearyou are to eatof its fruit,that its yieldmay increasefor you; I am the LORDyour God.
Of the firstof your doughyou shall liftup a cakeas an offering;as the offeringof the threshingfloor,soyou shall liftit up.
"In the same mannerthe one who [had received] the two[talents] gainedtwomore.
On the firstday of everyweekeach oneof you is to putasideand save,as he may prosper,sothat nocollectionsbe madewhenI come.
"The Levite,becausehe hasnoportionor inheritanceamongyou, and the alien,the orphanand the widowwhoare in your town,shall comeand eatand be satisfied,in orderthat the LORDyour Godmay blessyou in allthe workof your handwhichyou do.
