The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:3 KJV
With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness are to me as a floating cloud.
Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analect.
LAB comments: Proverbs are full of verses contrasting the righteous person with the wicked. These statements are not intended to apply to all people in all situations. For example, some good people do go hungry. Rather, they are intended to communicate the general truth that the life of a person who seeks God is better in along run than a wicked person-- a life that leads to ruin. These statements are not ironclad promises, but general truths. In addition, a proverb like this assumes a just government that cares for the poor and needy-- the kind of government Isreal was intended to have(Deuteronomy 24:17--22). A corrupt government often thwarts the plans of the righteous men and women.
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