Psalm 147:1-12, "Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion."

The Lord is teaching us how insignificant the legs of a man are; the strength of man is not sufficient to provide for his needs. The Lord takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse. "The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him."

David said in PSA 37:23-25, "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. [Then he illustrates his point] I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread."

David is not saying that he never saw anyone begging for bread, nor is he saying he has never seen a man forsaken of the Lord. He says he has not seen the righteous forsaken, "nor his seed begging bread."

There is a difference between righteousness and Godliness. Righteousness is a right attitude towards our neighbour, and it is the observance of the second table of the law, loving thy neighbour as thyself. Godliness is loving God with all our heart, soul, and mind; observing this commandment honors the Lord.

David's mention of the righteous says that when he sees a man who has been generous to his neighbour, he has not seen that person begging for bread. He's telling us he has never seen such a man who has been living in righteousness forsaken or his children begging for food.

The unjust steward relied on his own understanding to avoid becoming a beggar. He was unjust; he was a conniver who stole from his master. When he was called to give an account, he subtly went to each creditor and explained a way to reduce the amount they owed.

We read in LUK 16:3-4, "Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses." He saw that his lord was going to take away his stewardship.