And he heareth the words of Laban's sons, saying, 'Jacob hath taken all that our father hath; yea, from that which our father hath, he hath made all this honour;'

lest thou eat, and hast been satisfied, and good houses dost build, and hast inhabited;

'And thy heart hath been high, and thou hast forgotten Jehovah thy God (who is bringing thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;

Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.

A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement.

For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.

'Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'

Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth -- when it increaseth -- set not the heart.

The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who [is] Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

And the disciples were astonished at his words, and Jesus again answering saith to them, 'Children, how hard is it to those trusting on the riches to enter into the reign of God!

And he said unto them, 'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

Put to death, then, your members that [are] upon the earth -- whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry --

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --