- because:
- "And thou sayª° in thine heart,ª My powerª and the mightª of [mine] handª hath gottenª° me¹ this¹ wealth.ª ... But thou shalt rememberª°¹ the LORDª thy God:ª for¹ [it is] he¹ that givethª° thee powerª to getª° wealth,ª that¹ he may establishª°¹ his covenantª which¹ he swareª° unto thy fathers,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª" {Deu 8:17-18} + "For¹ he saith,ª° By the strengthª of my handª I have doneª° [it], and by my wisdom;ª for¹ I am prudent:ª° and I have removedª° the boundsª of the people,ª and have robbedª° their treasures,ª°² and I have put downª° the inhabitantsª° like a valiantª² [man]: ... And my handª hath foundª° as a nestª the richesª of the people:ª and as one gatherethª° eggsª [that are] left,ª° have I¹ gatheredª° all¹ the earth;ª and there was¹ none¹ that movedª° the wing,ª or openedª° the mouth,ª or peeped.ª°" {Isa 10:13-14} + "The kingª spake,ª° and said,ª° Is notª thisª² greatª Babylon,ª that¹ Iª have builtª° for the houseª of the kingdomª by the mightª of my power,ª and for the honourª of my majesty?ª" {Dan 4:30} + "And Ephraimª said,ª° Yet¹ I am become rich,ª° I have found me outª° substance:ª [in] all¹ my laboursª they shall findª° none¹ iniquityª in me that¹ [were] sin.ª" {Hsa 12:8} + "Therefore¹¹ they sacrificeª° unto their net,ª and burn incenseª° unto their drag;ª because¹ by themª their portionª [is] fat,ª and their meatª plenteous.ª" {Hab 1:16}
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