Chapter 77—The Prayer of David I was shown David entreating the Lord not to forsake him when he should be old, and what it was that called forth his earnest prayer. He saw that most of the aged around him were unhappy and that unhappy traits of character increased especially with age. If persons were naturally close and covetous, they were most disagreeably so in their old age. If they were jealous, fretful, and impatient, they were especially so when aged. {1T 422.2}

[Jeg så David i bøn til Herren om ikke at forlade ham, når ham blev gammel og jeg så, hvad det var, som fremkaldte hans alvorlige bøn. Han bemærkede, at de fleste af de aldrende omkring ham var ulykkelige og at uheldige karaktertræk navnlig tiltog med alderen. Dersom nogle af naturen var smålige og begærlige, blev de det i en yderst ubehagelig grad i deres alderdom. Dersom de var misundelige, pirrelige og utålmodige, blev de det i en særlig grad, når de blev gamle.