- He that:
- The more he gets, the more he would get; for Crescit amor nummi, quantum ipsa pecunia crescit, "The love of money increases, in proportion as money itself increases." "There isª oneª [alone], and [there is] not¹ a second;ª yea,¹ he hath neither¹ childª nor brother:ª yet [is there] no¹ endª of all¹ his labour;ª neither¹ is his eyeª satisfiedª° with riches;ª neither [saith he], For whom¹ do I¹ labour,ª and bereaveª°¹ my soulª of good?ª¹ This¹ [is] also¹ vanity,ª yea, it¹ [is] a soreª travail.ª" {Ecc 4:8} + "All¹ the labourª of manª [is] for his mouth,ª and yet¹ the appetiteª is not¹ filled.ª°" {Ecc 6:7} + "[[To the chief Musician,ª° Maschil,ª° [A Psalm] of David,ª when Doegª the Edomiteª cameª° and toldª° Saul,ª and saidª° unto him, Davidª is comeª° to¹ the houseª of Ahimelech.]]ª Why¹ boastest²° thou thyself¹ in mischief,ª O mighty² man?¹ the goodnessª of Godª [endureth] continually.ª¹" {Psa 52:1} + "Lo,¹ [this is] the manª [that] madeª° not¹ Godª his strength;ª but trustedª° in the abundanceª of his riches,ª [and] strengthenedª° himself in his wickedness.ª" {Psa 52:7} + "Trustª° not¹ in oppression,ª and become not vainª°¹ in robbery:ª if¹ richesª increase,ª° setª° not¹ your heartª [upon them]." {Psa 62:10} + "The horseleachª hath twoª daughters,ª [crying], Give,ª° give.ª° There are threeª¹ [things that] are never¹ satisfied,ª° [yea], fourª [things] sayª° not,¹ [It is] enough:ª ... The grave;ª and the barrenª womb;ª the earthª [that] is not¹ filledª° with water;ª and the fireª [that] saithª° not,¹ [It is] enough.ª" {Prv 30:15-16} + "Yea¹ also, because¹ he transgressethª° by wine,ª [he is] a proudª man,ª neither¹ keepeth at home,ª° who¹ enlargethª° his desireª as hell,ª and [is] as death,ª and cannot¹ be satisfied,ª° but gatherethª° unto¹ him all¹ nations,ª and heapethª° unto¹ him all¹ people: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 2:5-7} + "Lay²° not² upª°¹ for yourselvesª treasuresª uponª earth,ª whereª mothª andª rustª doth corrupt,ª° andª whereª thievesª break throughª° andª steal:ª°" {Mtt 6:19} + "No manª canª° serveª° twoª masters:ª forª eitherª he will hateª° the¹ one,ª andª loveª° the¹ other;ª or¹ else² he will holdª° to the one,ª andª despiseª° the¹ other.ª Ye cannotªª° serveª° Godª andª mammon.ª" {Mtt 6:24} + "Andª he saidª° untoª them,ª Take heed,ª° andª bewareª° ofª covetousness:ª forª a man'sª² lifeª consistethª° notª in² the abundanceª° ofª the things which he² possesseth.ª°¹" {Lke 12:15} + "Forª the¹ love of moneyª isª° the rootª of allª evil:ª whichª while someª coveted after,ª° they have erredª° fromª the¹ faith,ª andª pierced²° themselves² throughª°¹ with manyª sorrows.ª" {1Tm 6:10}
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