46 Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
47 Heb “or his offspring searching for food.” The expression “search for food” also appears in Lam 1:11, where Jerusalem’s refugees are forced to search for food and to trade their valuable possessions for something to eat.
48 The active participles describe characteristic behavior.
49 Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

In other versions

I have been young, and now am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

or his children begging for bread.

He is ever lending generously,

and his children become a blessing.

I was young and now I am old,

yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken

or their children begging bread.

They are always generous and lend freely;

their children will be a blessing.

I have been young and now I am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned

or his children begging for bread.

He is always generous, always lending,

and his children are a blessing.

Once I was young, and now I am old.

Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned

or their children begging for bread.

The godly always give generous loans to others,

and their children are a blessing.

I was a youth, but I am now old;

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

or his children begging for bread.

All the day he is gracious and lends,

and his children are a blessing.

I have been young, and now am old;

Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,

Nor his seed begging bread.

He is ever merciful, and lendeth;

And his seed is blessed.

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