תהלים פרק לז:כה
נַעַר הָיִיתִי גַּם זָקַנְתִּי וְלֹא רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק נֶעֱזָב וְזַרְעוֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ לָחֶם
I have been young and am now old, but I have never seen a righteous one abandoned, nor their children begging for bread. [JPS translation Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1.What does this text imply about the nature of performing good deeds? Does it describe an accurate reality?
2. Is this text a description of reality or a vision for the future? How might this affect our understanding of it and what it can teach us about the world today?
1.What does this text imply about the nature of performing good deeds? Does it describe an accurate reality?
2. Is this text a description of reality or a vision for the future? How might this affect our understanding of it and what it can teach us about the world today?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)