The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 4:24

1830 Edition

And again, I say unto the poor, ye that have not and yet hath sufficient, that ye remain from day to day; I mean all you that deny the beggar, because ye have not; I would that ye say in your hearts, that I give not because I have not; but if I had, I would give.

Changes

And again, I say unto the poor, ye twhato have not and yet hathve sufficient, that ye remain from day to day; I mean all you twhato deny the beggar, because ye have not; I would that ye say in your hearts, that: I give not because I have not;, but if I had, I would give.

Simple English

“And I say to poor people who don’t have much but have enough to live each day: I’m talking to all of you who say no to beggars because you think you don’t have enough. I want you to say in your hearts: ‘I don’t give because I don’t have anything to give. But if I had something, I would give it.’”

Paraphrase

And to those of you who are poor, who have just enough to get by day to day, who turn away beggars because you don’t have extra—I want you to say in your hearts, ‘I’m not giving because I don’t have anything to give. But if I had it, I would.’