The prophet Habakkuk expressed such conviction beautifully when he wrote: “Although the fig tree itself may not blossom, and there may be no yield on the vines; the work of the olive tree may actually turn out a failure, and the terraces themselves may actually produce no food; the flock may actually be severed from the pen, and there may be no herd in the enclosures; yet, as for me, I will exult in Jehovah himself; I will be joyful in the God of my salvation. ” ​ — Hab.
وَقَدْ عَبَّرَ ٱلنَّبِيُّ حَبَقُّوقُ عَنْ قَنَاعَةٍ مُمَاثِلَةٍ حِينَ قَالَ :‏ « مَعَ أَنَّهُ لَا يُزْهِرُ ٱلتِّينُ ،‏ وَلَا تَكُونُ غَلَّةٌ فِي ٱلْكَرْمِ ،‏ وَيَبُورُ عَمَلُ ٱلزَّيْتُونَةِ ،‏ وَٱلْجِلَالُ لَا تَصْنَعُ طَعَامًا ؛‏ يَنْقَطِعُ ٱلْغَنَمُ مِنَ ٱلصِّيرَةِ ،‏ وَلَا بَقَرَ فِي ٱلزَّرَائِبِ ؛‏ فَإِنِّي أَبْتَهِجُ بِيَهْوَهَ ،‏ وَأَفْرَحُ بِإِلٰهِ خَلَاصِي » .‏ —‏ حب ٣ :‏ ​ ١٧ ،‏ ١٨‏ .‏