I once was young, and now I’m old. But I’ve never seen godly people deserted. I’ve never seen their children begging for bread.

我从前年幼，现在年老，却未见过义人被弃，也未见过他的后裔讨饭。

我从前年幼，现在年老，却未见过义人被弃，也未见过他的后裔求乞。

我从前年幼，现在年老，却未见过义人被弃，也未见过他的后裔求乞。

从幼年到老年，我从未见过义人遭弃，也未见其后人讨饭。

我从前年幼，现在年老，从未见过义人被弃，也从未见过他的后裔讨饭。

我曾经年少，现在老了，却未曾见过义人被离弃，也未曾见过他的后裔讨饭。

我從前年幼，現在年老，卻未見過義人被棄，也未見過他的後裔討飯。

我從前年幼，現在年老，卻未見過義人被棄，也未見過他的後裔求乞。

我從前年幼，現在年老，卻未見過義人被棄，也未見過他的後裔求乞。

從幼年到老年，我從未見過義人遭棄，也未見其後人討飯。

我從前年幼，現在年老，從未見過義人被棄，也從未見過他的後裔討飯。

我從前年幼，現在年老，卻未曾見過義人受撇棄，也未見過他的後裔討過飯。

我曾經年少，現在老了，卻未曾見過義人被離棄，也未曾見過他的後裔討飯。

我幼而老、未見義者被遺、其裔丐食兮、

義人遺棄、其裔丐食、我幼而老、未嘗見之兮、

我自幼至老、未曾見善人被棄、子孫乞食、

昔幼今已老。老人閱世多。未見為善者。終身歎轗軻。更未見其嗣。流落為乞兒。

I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.

Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread.

I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread.

I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging for bread.

I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.

I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.

I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread.

I have been young, and[ now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

Don’t be controlled by love for money. Be happy with what you have. God has said,“ I will never leave you. I will never desert you.”( Deuteronomy 31:6)

Things will always go well for them. Their children will be given the land.

Their children will be powerful in the land. Because they are honest, their children will be blessed.

The Lord loves those who are honest. He will not desert those who are faithful to him. Those who do wrong will be completely destroyed. The children of sinners will die.

But the Lord will be true to his great name. He won’t turn his back on his people. That’s because he was pleased to make you his own people.

Others make us suffer. But God does not desert us. We are knocked down. But we are not knocked out.

The Lord won’t say no to his people. He will never desert those who belong to him.

A good person leaves what they own to their children and grandchildren. But a sinner’s wealth is stored up for those who do right.

Have you completely forgotten this word of hope? It speaks to you as a father to his children. It says,“ My son, think of the Lord’s training as important. Do not lose hope when he corrects you.The Lord trains the one he loves. He corrects everyone he accepts as his son.”( Proverbs 3:11, 12)

Joshua, no one will be able to oppose you as long as you live. I will be with you, just as I was with Moses. I will never leave you. I will never desert you.

He has filled with good things those who are hungry. But he has sent away empty those who are rich.He has helped the people of Israel, who serve him. He has always remembered to be kindto Abraham and his children down through the years. He has done it just as he promised to our people of long ago.”

I will make my covenant with you last forever. It will be between me and you and your family after you for all time to come. I will be your God. And I will be the God of all your family after you.

God, don’t leave me even when I’m old and have gray hair. Let me live to tell my children about your power. Let me tell all of them about your mighty acts.

Don’t push me away when I’m old. Don’t desert me when my strength is gone.

Some of the believers from Caesarea went with us. They brought us to Mnason’s home. We were supposed to stay there. Mnason was from Cyprus. He was one of the first believers.

Like vultures, they look around for food. They know that the day they will die is near.

Elihu the Buzite, the son of Barakel, said,“ I’m young, and you are old. So I was afraid to tell you what I know.I thought,‘ Those who are older should speak first. Those who have lived for many years should teach people how to be wise.’

They wander around looking for food. They groan if they don’t find something that will satisfy them.

Because of the authority Christ has given me, I could be bold. I could order you to do what you should do anyway.But we love each other. And I would rather appeal to you on the basis of that love. I, Paul, am an old man. I am now also a prisoner because of Christ Jesus.

Their babies will be smashed to pieces right in front of their eyes. Their houses will be robbed. Their wives will be raped.

May their children be driven from their destroyed homes. May they wander around like beggars.