Here's how that verse reads in the New International Version:
5 Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your ways. 6 You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it."
7 This is what the Lord Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your ways.
What does this really mean? There are several resources available in Bible Gateway Plus that can answer this question, and the Africa Bible Commentary answers that question by recounting the situations people were in and describing how people were living day to day. With that background summarizes and states:
"We should carefully examine our own lives to make sure that we are doing God's will. God does not accept our excuses for delaying to do his work and living in spiritual indifference or complacency. We should not give material things or our own interests priority over God and his work. When we do put him first, he will provide for all our physical, spiritual and material needs..."
Not only does the Africa Bible Commentary answer the questions around the verse, this resource provides clarity on how this verse should be interpreted and the direction to live our lives.
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