16:10
But through all this service Edwin was not without various trials and tests ; but in everything he was able to give God thanks and to draw useful lessons . `` For thou , O Lord , hast proved us : thou hast tried us as silver is tried . '' -LRB- Psa . 16:10 -RRB- . After a time Edwin felt that he would like for at least a while to try city life . Finding a man that was engaged in peddling spring-water , he agreed to work for him for a share of the income . The business did not prove to be a profitable one for Edwin , but by very careful management he was able to make both ends meet .