Deuteronomy 8

1You must keep every command I am giving you today and carry it out, so that you may live and multiply, enter and possess the land that Yahweh swore to your fathers.

2Remember the whole path by which Yahweh your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.

3He humbled you, made you hungry, and fed you manna—which neither you nor your fathers knew—so he might teach you that man does not live by bread alone, but by every utterance from the mouth of Yahweh man lives.

4Your garment did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell, these forty years.

5You will know in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.

6Keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, walking in his ways and fearing him.

7For Yahweh your God brings you into a good land, a land of streams of water, springs and deep waters flowing in valleys and hills.

8a land of wheat and barley, vines, figs, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey.

9a land where you eat bread without scarceness—you will not lack anything in it—a land whose stones are iron, and from whose hills you dig copper.

10When you eat and are satisfied, bless Yahweh your God for the good land he has given you.

11Take care lest you forget Yahweh your God by failing to keep his commandments, his judgments, and his statutes, which I command you today.

12Lest when you have eaten and become full, and built fine houses, and dwelt in them,

13And your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold multiply for you, and all that is yours multiplies.

14your heart grows proud and you forget Yahweh your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery;

15who led you through the great and fearsome wilderness with fiery serpents, scorpions, and parched ground where there was no water; who brought water for you from the flint rock.

16who fed you manna in the wilderness, which your fathers did not know, to humble you and test you, to benefit you at your latter end.

17And you say in your heart, "My might and the power of my hand have made this wealth for me."

18You shall remember Yahweh your God, because he is the one who gives you power to gain wealth, in order to fulfill his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as on this day.

19If you ever forget Yahweh your God and follow other gods, serving them and bowing down to them, I have testified against you today that you will surely perish.

20Like the nations that Yahweh destroys before you, so you will perish, because you do not heed the voice of Yahweh your God.