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?
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)