Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 8:12-14 
Context8:12 When you eat your fill, when you build and occupy good houses, 8:13 when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything, 8:14 be sure 1 you do not feel self-important and forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery,
Deuteronomy 8:17
Context8:17 Be careful 2 not to say, “My own ability and skill 3 have gotten me this wealth.”
1 tn The words “be sure” are not in the Hebrew text; vv. 12-14 are part of the previous sentence. For stylistic reasons a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 12 in the translation and the words “be sure” repeated from v. 11 to indicate the connection.
2 tn For stylistic reasons a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 17 in the translation and the words “be careful” supplied to indicate the connection.
3 tn Heb “my strength and the might of my hand.”
