 | John Locke - 1824 - 522 pagina’s
...considereth uot that poverty shall come upon him. — Prov. xxviii. 11. 20. 22. Give me neither poverty nor riches : feed me with food convenient for me ;...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. — Prov. xxx. 8, 9. Gen. xxviii. 20. Vanity of vanities, all is vanity, &c. And I gave my heart to... | |
 | 1824 - 444 pagina’s
...thee ; deny me them not before I die: remove far from me vanity and lies : give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest...and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.''.' "There is no exercise,'' I observed, "which has such a s.alutary influence over the human heart, and... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 530 pagina’s
...considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. — Prov. xxviii. 11; 20. 22. Give me neither poverty nor riches : feed me with food convenient for me ;...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. — Prov. xxx. 8, 9. Gen. xxviii. 20. Vanity of vanities, all is vanity, &c. And I gave my heart to... | |
 | John Thornton - 1824 - 394 pagina’s
...thee ; deny me them not before I die : remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." Prov. xxx. 7 — 10.• Habitual devotion keeps us alert and watchful. In times of prosperity, we are... | |
 | Peter Buchan - 1824 - 164 pagina’s
...delighted. Be ye then like the righteous Agur, Who prayed thus, Prov. xxx. 8 & 9, Give me neither poverty nor . riches ; feed me with food convenient for me...^ and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. Also, follow the exampie of the indefatigable and praise-worthy Paul, who, in whatsoever state he was... | |
 | John Hewlett - 1825 - 516 pagina’s
...humility of Agur's prayer, " Give me," said he, in his petition to the Almighty, " neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me,...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." But the most desirable state, in" this world, we know, is a state of warfare, requiring of -rijmij!... | |
 | William Hendry STOWELL - 1825 - 236 pagina’s
...and lies,"— every thing pernicious to the purity and safety of his soul;—"give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me, lest...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain!" To think .that this prayer is not suited to your condition, is self-delusion: to use the prayer while... | |
 | Samuel Saunders (Baptist Minister.) - 1825 - 462 pagina’s
...The petition of pious Agur admirably exhibits the spirit of our text; — "Give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me,...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain !" Both wealth and poverty expose to peculiar dangers. The former tends to pride, sensuality, and forgetfulness... | |
 | Thomas Secker - 1825 - 394 pagina’s
...pray ; in the spirit which Agur, in the prayer just mentioned, expresses, " Give me neither po" verty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient " for me....be poor and steal, " and take the name of my God in vain."6 For, indeed, though the temptations of extreme poverty are very great, yet, the tendency of... | |
 | Henrietta Maria Bowdler - 1825 - 248 pagina’s
...for ourselves, every wise man would say with Agurin the book of Proverbs,* " Give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me,...Thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, aud steal, and take the name of my GOD in "vain." But He, who best knows what is * Proverbs xxx. 8,... | |
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Remove far 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, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 
