 Two things have I required of 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 I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor...  A System of Revealed Religion ... - الصفحة 2491819عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | Richard H. Schmidt - 2002 - عدد الصفحات: 364
...thec. O Lord, compel me to come in to thee. Two things have I required of thee, O Lord, deny thou me not before I die; remove far from me vanity and lies;...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. Let me learn to abound, let me learn to suffer need, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.... | |
 | John Henry Newman - 2002 - عدد الصفحات: 784
...beauty of the Lord, and to visit His temple. Two things have I required of Thee, O Lord, deny Thou me not before I die; remove far from me vanity and lies;...poor and steal, and take the Name of my God in vain. Let me learn to abound, let me learn to suffer need, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.... | |
 | Ernest Verity - 2003 - عدد الصفحات: 602
...118:8, It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. The Prayer of Agur 30:7-9, Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. "Required" is from a prim, root, "to inquire." It has about 20 alternative meanings, including "pray,... | |
 | Betty Miller - 2003 - عدد الصفحات: 108
...materialism, while the other breeds fear and poverty. Materialism and self-imposed martyrdom are both evils. Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain (Proverbs 30:8-9). Our lifestyles should not reflect the most expensive and extravagant clothes, diamonds,... | |
 | John Phillips - 2003 - عدد الصفحات: 476
...the wisdom of the petitioner whose prayer is recorded in Proverbs 30:8-9: "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." The apostle thus avoided the snare that trapped Solomon, who became rich but very nearly ended up an... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 2003 - عدد الصفحات: 196
...with any thing of prediction The prayer of Agur is in the 8th and gth verses, " Remove far from m« vanity and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches...thee, and say. Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor and »teal, and take the name of my fîod in vain." This has not «ny of the marks of being • Jewish... | |
 | John Phillips - 2003 - عدد الصفحات: 250
...nothing particularly blessed about being rich. Solomon prayed, "Give me neither poverty nor riches . . . lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, who is the...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain" (Prov. 30:8-9). So John prayed that Gaius might "prosper and be in health." John may have felt that... | |
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