I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people.
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget your law.
As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.
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