Reference: Limhi quotes Yahweh directly. The fact that he does not provide a reference shows that his people could identify the source. But this quotation does not appear in any of our scriptures. Logically, this “unknown” scripture may have been either the brass plates and the large plates of Nephi, which Mormon abridged. A somewhat similar concept appears in Job 4:7–8: “Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.” Righteousness provides access to Yahweh’s blessings; unrighteousness produces punishing results. Limhi’s quotation uses the term “stumbling block” where Job’s image is of “reaping.” This does not mean that the Lord places obstacles in our way, but rather that our own actions yield consequences that make life more difficult for us.