Trust in the LORD with all thine heart
Requiem for a Dream“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart” presents trust in God as a governing rule for conduct, not merely a private sentiment. Cited to Proverbs 3:5–6, it joins reliance on God to a rejection of self-sufficient understanding and a promise of direction.
Wording and Attribution
The passage states, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” It continues, “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Together, the lines set out a sequence: trust, resist making personal understanding the sole guide, acknowledge God in every way, and receive direction. The rule therefore concerns both inward reliance and the paths shaped by outward conduct.
Placement and Contrast
The injunction appears immediately before a scene in which Harry Goldfarb locks Sara Goldfarb in a closet and tries to move her television set, only to discover it chained to a radiator. The words promise direction through trust and acknowledgment; the scene that follows instead turns on constraint, accusation, and a mother’s silence. The juxtaposition gives the rule an unsettled force: its ideal of guidance stands beside a domestic encounter in which neither understanding nor care seems to govern Harry’s actions.
