⁶ Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.

²⁴ 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!

⁷ `Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'

¹⁷ 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; --

¹⁹ and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.

⁸ And Ephraim saith: `Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself, All my labours -- they find not against me iniquity that `is' sin.'

⁴ By thy wisdom and by thine understanding Thou hast made for thee wealth, And makest gold and silver in thy treasuries.

⁵ By the abundance of thy wisdom, Through thy merchandise, Thou hast multiplied thy wealth, And high is thy heart through thy wealth.

²³ Thus said Jehovah: Let not the wise boast himself in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty boast himself in his might, Let not the rich boast himself in his riches,

⁵ For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.

²⁸ Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

¹⁵ The wealth of the rich `is' his strong city, The ruin of the poor `is' their poverty.

¹⁰ Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth -- when it increaseth -- set not the heart.

²⁴ If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, `My trust,'

²⁵ If I rejoice because great `is' my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,

¹¹ and Haman recounteth to them the glory of his wealth, and the abundance of his sons, and all that with which the king made him great, and with which he lifted him up above the heads and servants of the king.