- Wealth:
- "Treasuresª of wickednessª profitª° nothing:¹ but righteousnessª deliverethª° from death.ª¹" {Prv 10:2} + "An inheritanceª [may be] gotten hastilyª°°² at the beginning;ª but the endª thereof shall not¹ be blessed.ª°" {Prv 20:21} + "He that by usuryª and unjust gainª increasethª° his substance,ª he shall gatherª° it for him that will pityª° the poor.ª" {Prv 28:8} + "And he dwelleth²° in¹ desolateª° cities,ª [and] in houses² which¹ no¹ man inhabiteth,ª° which¹ are readyª° to become heaps.ª ... He shall not¹ be rich,ª° neither¹ shall his substanceª continue,ª° neither¹ shall he prolongª° the perfectionª thereof upon the earth.ª" {Job 15:28-29} + "He hath swallowed downª° riches,ª and he shall vomit them up again:ª° Godª shall cast them outª° of¹ his belly.ª" {Job 20:15} + "Because¹ he hath oppressedª° [and] hath forsakenª° the poor;ª [because] he hath violently taken awayª° an houseª which he buildedª° not;¹ ... In the fulnessª°°° of his sufficiencyª he shall be in straits:ª° every¹ handª of the wickedª shall comeª° upon him." {Job 20:19-22} + "Though¹ he heap upª° silverª as the dust,ª and prepareª° raimentª as the clay;ª ... He may prepareª° [it], but the justª shall put [it] on,ª° and the innocentª shall divideª° the silver.ª" {Job 27:16-17} + "But those¹ richesª perishª° by evilª travail:ª and he begettethª° a son,ª and [there is] nothingª¹ in his hand.ª" {Ecc 5:14} + "[As] the partridgeª sittethª° [on eggs], and hatchethª° [them] not;¹ [so] he that gettethª° riches,ª and not¹ by right,ª shall leaveª° them in the midstª of his days,ª and at his endª shall be¹ a fool.ª" {Jer 17:11} + "Shall not¹ all¹ these¹ take upª° a parableª against¹ him, and a tauntingª proverbª against him, and say,ª° Woeª to him that increasethª° [that which is] not¹ his! how long?¹¹ and to him that ladethª°¹ himself with thick clay!ª ... Shall they not¹ rise upª° suddenlyª that shall biteª° thee, and awakeª° that shall vexª° thee, and thou shalt be¹ for bootiesª unto them?" {Hab 2:6-7} + "Go toª° now,ª [ye] rich men,ª weepª° and howlª° forª yourª miseriesª that shall come uponª° [you]. ... Ye have lived in pleasureª° onª the¹ earth,ª andª been wanton;ª° ye have nourishedª° yourª hearts,ª as² inª a dayª of slaughter.ª" {Jms 5:1-5}
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