זִרְעוּ לָכֶם לִצְדָקָה קִצְרוּ לְפִי חֶסֶד נִירוּ לָכֶם נִיר וְעֵת לִדְרוֹשׁ אֶת ה' עַד יָבוֹא וְיֹרֶה צֶדֶק לָכֶם:
Sow to yourselves according to righteousness, reap according to mercy, break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Adonai, till God comes and causes righteousness to rain upon you.
[JPS translation]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What is the metaphor in this text? Why is it environmentally based?
2. What is the connection between environmental work and righteousness?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)