Better is a little that the righteous hath\par\tab Than the abundance of many wicked.
Daniel 1:15 - American Standard Version 2015 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king's dainties. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And at the end of ten days it was seen that they were looking better and had taken on more flesh than all the youths who ate of the king's rich dainties. American Standard Version (1901) And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king’s dainties. Common English Bible At the end of ten days they looked better and healthier than all the young men who were eating the king’s food. Catholic Public Domain Version But, after ten days, their faces appeared better and fatter than all the children who had eaten from the king's food. English Standard Version 2016 At the end of ten days it was seen that they were better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the king’s food. |
Better is a little that the righteous hath\par\tab Than the abundance of many wicked.
And ye shall serve Jehovah your God, and he will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich;\par\tab And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages {\i to put it} into a bag with holes.\par
Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, while ye run every man to his own house.
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
But he answered and said, {\cf6 It is written, {\b Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.}}