He said: “Watch out for yourself that you may not forget Jehovah your God so as not to keep his commandments and his judicial decisions and his statutes that I am commanding you today; for fear that you may eat and indeed satisfy yourself, and you may build good houses and indeed dwell in them, and your herd and your flock may increase, and silver and gold may increase for you, and all that is yours may increase; and your heart may indeed be lifted up and you may indeed forget Jehovah your God. ” ​ — Deuteronomy 8: 11 - 14.
مبادا خورده ،‏ سیر شوی ،‏ و خانه‌های نیکو بنا کرده ،‏ در آن ساکن شوی ،‏ و رمه و گلّهٔ تو زیاد شود ،‏ و نقره و طلا برای تو افزون شود ،‏ و مایملک تو افزوده گردد ،‏ و دل تو مغرور شده ،‏ یَهُوَه خدای خود را که تو را از زمین مصر از خانهٔ بندگی بیرون آورد ،‏ فراموش کنی .‏ » —‏ تثنیه ۸ :‏ ۱۱ -‏ ۱۴ .‏