¹¹ The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.

¹⁵ The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

³¹ For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges.

²⁴ If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, `Thou art' my confidence;

²⁵ If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;

⁶ They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

⁷ None `of them' can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him;

⁸ (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;)

⁹ That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.

⁵ God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah

⁶ The righteous also shall see `it', and fear, And shall laugh at him, `saying',

⁷ Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

¹⁰ Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart `thereon'.

¹¹ God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongeth unto God.

⁴ Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.

¹² For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

²⁰ But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

²¹ So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.