Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or 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 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.

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his 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 love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,“ I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”

They will live in prosperity, and their children will inherit the land.

Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.

For the Lord loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.

The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.

We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.

The Lord will not reject his people; he will not abandon his special possession.

Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.

And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children? He said,“ My child, don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline, and don’t give up when he corrects you.For the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”

No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.

He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands.He has helped his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful.For he made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children forever.”

“ I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.

And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside. Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.

Some believers from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to the home of Mnason, a man originally from Cyprus and one of the early believers.

They wander around, saying,‘ Where can I find bread?’ They know their day of destruction is near.

Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said,“ I am young and you are old, so I held back from telling you what I think.I thought,‘ Those who are older should speak, for wisdom comes with age.’

They scavenge for food but go to sleep unsatisfied.

That is why I am boldly asking a favor of you. I could demand it in the name of Christ because it is the right thing for you to do.But because of our love, I prefer simply to ask you. Consider this as a request from me— Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus.

Their little children will be dashed to death before their eyes. Their homes will be sacked, and their wives will be raped.

May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes.