He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand;
Proverbs 10:3 - Revised Standard Version The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: But he casteth away the substance of the wicked. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord will not allow the [uncompromisingly] righteous to famish, but He thwarts the desire of the wicked. [Ps. 34:9, 10; 37:25.] American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked. Common English Bible The LORD doesn’t let the righteous starve, but he rejects the desires of the wicked. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord will not afflict with famine the soul of the just, and he will overthrow the treacheries of the impious. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked. |
He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand;
The possessions of his house will be carried away, dragged off in the day of God's wrath.
In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
Thou dost see; yea, thou dost note trouble and vexation, that thou mayst take it into thy hands; the hapless commits himself to thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked man comes to naught.
that he may deliver their soul from death, and keep them alive in famine.
they are not put to shame in evil times, in the days of famine they have abundance.
I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging bread.
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security.
The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.
The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity.
A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him, his water will be sure.
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them on the day of the wrath of the Lord. In the fire of his jealous wrath, all the earth shall be consumed; for a full, yea, sudden end he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.