Quotes About Resources

They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.

They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.

Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.

Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”

Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.

We must buy the water we drink; our wood comes at a price.

Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?

“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.

The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.

ëNo,í said the wise ones, ëor there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.í

Joanna the wife of Herodís household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

So he thought to himself, ëWhat shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?í

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”

I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.

When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.

Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.

And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”