Keepdeceptionand liesfarfrom me, Giveme neitherpovertynorriches;Feedme with the foodthat is my portion,
Then Jacobmadea vow,saying,"IfGodwill be with me and will keepme on thisjourneythat I take,and will giveme foodto eatand garmentsto wear,
and for his allowance,a regularallowancewas givenhim by the king,a portionfor eachday,allthe daysof his life.
"I have not departedfrom the commandof His lips;I have treasuredthe wordsof His mouthmorethanmy necessaryfood.
Removethe false wayfrom me, And graciouslygrantme Your law.
Turnawaymy eyesfrom lookingat vanity,And reviveme in Your ways.
When the sonsof Israelsaw[it], they saidto oneanother,"Whatis it?" For they did not knowwhatit was. And Mosessaidto them, "It is the breadwhichthe LORDhas givenyou to eat.
When they measuredit with an omer,he who hadgathered muchhad noexcess,and he who hadgathered littlehad nolack;everymangatheredas muchas he should eat.
"See,the LORDhas givenyou the sabbath;thereforeHe givesyou breadfor two dayson the sixthday.Remaineverymanin his place;let nomangoout of his placeon the seventhday."
The sonsof Israelatethe mannafortyyears,untilthey cameto an inhabitedland;they atethe mannauntilthey cameto the borderof the landof Canaan.
A righteousmanhatesfalsehood,But a wickedmanactsdisgustinglyand shamefully.
The acquisitionof treasuresby a lyingtongueIs a fleetingvapor,the pursuitof death.
He who sowsiniquitywill reapvanity,And the rodof his furywill perish.
When you setyour eyeson it, it is gone.For [wealth] certainlymakesitself wingsLike an eaglethat flies[toward] the heavens.
TwothingsI askedof You, Do not refuseme beforeI die:
"Vanityof vanities,"saysthe Preacher,"Vanityof vanities!Allis vanity."
Woeto those who draginiquitywith the cordsof falsehood,And sinas if with cartropes;
Noonesuesrighteouslyand noonepleadshonestly.They trustin confusionand speaklies;They conceivemischiefand bringforthiniquity.
Then KingZedekiahgavecommandment,and they committedJeremiahto the courtof the guardhouseand gavehim a loafof breaddailyfrom the bakers'street,untilallthe breadin the citywas gone.So Jeremiahremainedin the courtof the guardhouse.
For his allowance,a regularallowancewas givenhim by the kingof Babylon,a dailyportionallthe daysof his lifeuntilthe dayof his death.
Giveus this dayour dailybread.
"But seekfirstHis kingdomand His righteousness,and allthese thingswill be addedto you.
Giveus eachdayour dailybread.
And He saidto them, "Draw[some] out nowand takeit to the headwaiter."Sothey tookit [to him].
and saying,"Men,whyare you doingthese things?We are alsomenof the same natureas you, and preach the gospelto you that you should turnfrom thesevain thingsto a livingGod,WHOMADETHE HEAVENAND THE EARTHAND THE SEAAND ALLTHAT IS IN THEM.
