 | William Bates - 1815 - 544 sayfa
...into a hell. Riches have a train of temptations, and poverty is not exempt from them. It was the wise prayer of Agur, " give me neither poverty nor riches, lest I be full and deny thee, and say, who is the Lord ? Or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." Prov.... | |
 | 1815 - 406 sayfa
...for different trials and temptations. Affluence exposes to atheism and infidelity. Hence Agur prayed, Give me neither poverty, nor riches: lest I be full and deny thee. Prosperity induces self-confidence, voluptuousness, and satisfaction with temporal enjoyments. Hence... | |
 | 1821 - 786 sayfa
...have always deplored, and which Christianity has fully condemned. If the prayer be a proper one, " Give me neither poverty nor riches, * lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain," — then... | |
 | 1821 - 788 sayfa
...have always deplored, and which Christianity has fully condemned. If the prayer be a proper one, " Give me neither poverty nor riches, * lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or lest I he poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain," — then... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1823 - 210 sayfa
...me vanity and " lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me " with food convenient for me : lest I be full and " deny thee ; or lest I be poor and steal." 19. A good living, therefore, a competence, is the first thing to be desired and to be sought after... | |
 | 1885 - 324 sayfa
...positions and honours shut out the light of heaven. Paul has a word for these (1 Tim. vi. 17). How wise was the prayer of Agur — " Give me neither poverty nor...full and deny Thee ... or lest I be poor and steal " (Prov. xxx. 9). But thorns, with their hindrances, beset the path of those who are neither poor nor... | |
 | John S. Skinner - 1824 - 434 sayfa
...from me vanity and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me ; lest I be full and deny thee; or les>t I be poor and steal." 19. A good living, therefore, a competence, is the first thing to be desired and to be sought after... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1826 - 226 sayfa
...me vanity and " lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me " with food convenient for me : lest I be full and deny . " thee ; or lest I be poor and steal." 19. A good living, therefore, a competence, is the first thing to be desired and to be sought after;... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1828 - 192 sayfa
...vanity and lies ; give me neither poverty " nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me : "lest 1 be full and deny thee; or lest I be poor and " steal." 19. A good living, therefore, a competence, is the first thing to be desired and to be sought after... | |
 | 1833 - 426 sayfa
...vanity " and lies ; give me neither poverty nor " riches ; feed me with food convenient " for me : lest I be full and deny thee; " or lest I be poor and steal." 19. A good lining, therefore, a competence, is the first thing to be desired and to be sought after... | |
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give me neither poverty nor riches; lest I be full and deny thee, and say, who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 
