Proverbs 3:9, 10: “Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” Those who are slothful may quiet themselves with the thought that God requires nothing of them because they have no increase. This will be no excuse for them; for if they had diligently employed their time, if they had not been slothful in business, they would have had increase. Had they resolutely exerted themselves to earn something to cast into the treasury of God, ways would be opened for them, and they would have some increase to devote to the cause of God, and thus to lay up a treasure in heaven. {1T 325.2}

Ordsprogene 3,9.10: »Ær med din velstand Herren, med førstegrøden af al din avl; da fyldes dine lader med korn, dine perser svømmer over af most.« Dem, som er dovne kan sætte sig til ro med den tanke at Gud kræver intet af dem fordi de ikke har nogen vækst. Dette vil ikke være nogen undskyldning for dem; for hvis de havde brugt deres tid flittigt; hvis de ikke havde været lad i arbejdet, ville de have haft vækst. Havde de med beslutsomhed anstrengt sig selv for at lægge i Guds skatkammer, ville vejene åbne for dem og de ville have haft en indtægt at hellige for Guds sag og således lægge rigdomme op i himlen.