...forms, following so often on the possession of that wealth against which Agur prayed so earnestly, " Give me neither poverty nor riches, lest I be full and deny thee, and say, ' Who is the Lord ? ' " And in this sense, which of us is not an idolater ? Which of us has the right, in the fulness...

...unworthy man, more brutish than any man. He gives us the reason, and, oh, how clear and pointed it is ! " Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord?" He feared, if he had riches, that he might dishonour God, and be lifted up with pride, instead of pursuing...

...man said, " Give me neither poverty nor riches," adding as a reason for the latter being withheld, " lest I be full and deny Thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? " We must understand the expression before us as denoting no more than this — it would be absurd...

...hand, wealth might be a great snare, as we are warned in every part of Holy Scripture ; " Give me not riches .... lest I be full, and deny thee, and say who is the Lord ?"2 " It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into...

...abundance either of food or help. And that is the meaning of the prayer in the Book of Proverbs : " Give me neither poverty nor riches . . . lest I be full and deny Thee ... or lest I be poor and steal." I hope none of you, to whom I speak this evening, may ever be so...

...strive that the prayer of Agur shall be answered in them — " Feed me with food convenient for me, lest I be full and deny Thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? " Parents have an illustration appropriate to this subject in the case of Daniel. His simple vegetarian...

...also a prophet inspired, said on life (Proverbs xxx. 8) : — " Feed me with food convenient for me : Lest I be full, and deny thee, And say, Who is the Lord ? " The marginal rendering is, "My allowance," and "Belie thee." Nature never belies Jehovah's Word....

...also a prophet inspired, said on life (Proverbs xxx. 8) : — " Feed me with food convenient for me : Lest I be full, and deny thee, And say, Who is the Lord ?" The marginal rendering is, "My allowance," and "Belie thee." Nature never belies Jehovah's Word....

...must command their attention. It is a short prayer, which is intended for universal adoption : — " Give me neither poverty nor riches, lest I be full and deny thee, or lest I be poor and steal." This petition has by timeserving preachers been kept back, and by the...

...many NewYorkers offer it: 'Give mo neither poverty nor riches; feed mo with food convenient forme: lest I be full, and deny Thee, and say, Who is the Lord Î or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.'" The book is divided into fifteen...