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?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)