Your good wishes we will thank you for, but the poor cannot keep comfortable on good wishes alone. They must have tangible proofs of your kindness in food and clothing. God does not mean that any of His followers should beg for bread. He has given you an abundance that you may supply those of their necessities which by industry and economy they are not able to supply. Do not wait for them to call your attention to their needs. Act as did Job. The thing that he knew not he searched out. Go on an inspecting tour and learn what is needed and how it can be best supplied. {5T 151.1}

Jeres gode ønsker vil vi takke jer for, men de fattige kan ikke leve af gode ønsker alene. De må have håndgribelige beviser på jeres godhed i form af føde og klæder. Det er ikke Guds mening, at nogen af hans efterfølgere skulle tigge om brød. Han har givet jer i overflod, for at I må kunne skaffe det nødvendige til dem, der ikke ved flid og sparsommelighed selv kan skaffe sig det. Vent ikke, til de gør jer opmærksomme på deres trang. Gør ligesom Job. Hvad han ikke havde kendskab til, undersøgte han. Foretag en inspektionsrunde og find ud af, hvad der trænges og hvordan det bedst kan afhjælpes.