Job 1:14-17, Psa 39:6, Pro 27:24, Ecc 5:13-14, Mat 6:19, 1Ti 6:17 | ESV | STEP | and there came a messenger to Job and said , The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,

Job 1:14-17

14 and there came a messenger to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, 15 and ^athe Sabeans fell upon them and took them and struck down the servants ^{▼▼Hebrew the young men; also verses 16, 17} with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 16 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, ^c“The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 17 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, ^d“The Chaldeans formed ^ethree groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

Psalms 39:6

6 Surely a man ^fgoes about as a shadow!
Surely for nothing ^{▼▼Hebrew Surely as a breath} they are in turmoil;
man ^hheaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!

Proverbs 27:24

24 for ⁱriches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14

13 ^jThere is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt, 14 and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.

Matthew 6:19

Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

19 ^k“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where ^lmoth and rust ^{▼▼Or worm; also verse 20} destroy and where thieves ⁿbreak in and steal,

1 Timothy 6:17

17 As for the rich in ^othis present age, charge them ^pnot to be haughty, nor ^qto set their hopes on ^rthe uncertainty of riches, but on God, ^swho richly provides us with everything to enjoy.