Deuteronomy 8:11–20

¹¹Be careful that you do not forget^r the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. ¹²Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down,^{s 13}and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, ¹⁴then your heart will become proud and you will forget^t the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. ¹⁵He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness,^u that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes^v and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.^{w 16}He gave you manna^x to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known,^y to humble and test^z you so that in the end it might go well with you. ¹⁷You may say to yourself,^a “My power and the strength of my hands^b have produced this wealth for me.” ¹⁸But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth,^c and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

¹⁹If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods^d and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed.^{e 20}Like the nations^f the Lord destroyed before you, so you will be destroyed for not obeying the Lord your God.^g