 | Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 676 pages
...Proverbs xxx. 9. Agur prays against pinching poverty, as well as superfluous riches ; Lest, saith he, / be poor, and steal, and take the Name of my God in vain. That is, lest poverty compel me to steal; and fear of shame or punishment tempt me to swear by the... | |
 | George Buist - 1809 - 422 pages
...in an arm of flesh. The reason given by Agur, in the Book of Proverbs, for not asking riches, was " lest I be " full, and deny thee, and say who is the " Lord ?" This disposition of mind, however, is very inconsistent with the present condition of human nature.... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...from me vanity and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches ; teed me with food convenient for me : 9 o wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigai Lo n D ? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 10 Accuse not a servant... | |
 | Henrietta Maria Bowdler - 1810 - 242 pages
...in the book of Proverbs,* " 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...poor^ and steal, and take the name of my GOD in vain." But He, who best knows what is fit for us, has not left us this choice. He has * Proverbs xxx. 8, 9.... | |
 | Charles Drelincourt - 1810 - 614 pages
...excellent prayer unto God, " 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...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." Wretched man ! to what purpose dost thou labour so carefully to gather up riches for thy children ?... | |
 | Church of Scotland - 1810 - 636 pages
...inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. f Prov. xxx. 9. Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. ^ Mai. i. 6. A son honouretb his father, and a servant his master : if then I be a father, where is... | |
 | Charles Drelincourt - 1810 - 580 pages
...prayer unto God, " Give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me ; Jest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." Wretched man ! tp what purpose dost thou labour so carefully to gather up riches for thy children ?... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 314 pages
...me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me : lest I be full and deny thce, and say, Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.' I shall fill the remaining part of my paper with a very pretty allegory, which is wrought into a play... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...me neither poverty nor riches; feed ma with food convenient for me : Lest I be full and deny thce, and say, Who is the Lord ? Or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. Agur's Prayer. Prov, cb. xxx, v. 81 9. INTRODUCTION. PERMIT me, Stanhope', as I form'd thy youth To... | |
 | Daniel McCalla, William Hollinshead - 1810 - 458 pages
...part of his memorable prayer, that he might be kept as well from the evils of poverty, as of riches, " lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." But seperate from these, which are the greater evils of such a state, the slights, grudging and insults... | |
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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, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 
