"But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."

Then God said to him: "Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice,

"And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days.

Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints! [There is] no want to those who fear Him.

Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

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

For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good [thing] will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.

He will dwell on high; His place of defense [will be] the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water [will be] sure.

"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

"Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."

What then shall we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [can be] against us?

For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

[Let your] conduct [be] without covetousness; [be] content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."