oSee 1 Kgs. 7:1-12
Psalms 49:16-20
16 Be not afraid when a man becomes rich,when the glory of his house increases.
17 aFor when he dies he will bcarry nothing away;
his glory will not go down after him.
18For though, while he lives, he counts himself cblessed
—and though you get praise when you do well for yourself—
19his soul will dgo to the generation of his fathers,
who will never again esee light.
20 fMan in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
Proverbs 16:16
16 gHow much better to get wisdom than hgold!To get understanding is to be chosen rather than isilver.
Proverbs 21:6
6 jThe getting of treasures by a lying tongueis a kfleeting lvapor and a msnare of death. ▼
▼Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Latin; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
Ecclesiastes 2:4-9
4I made great works. I obuilt houses and planted pvineyards for myself. 5I made myself qgardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. 6I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees. 7I bought male and female slaves, and had rslaves who were born in my house. I had also great possessions of sherds and flocks, more than any who had been before me in Jerusalem. 8I also gathered for myself silver and tgold and the treasure of ukings and vprovinces. I got wsingers, both men and women, and many xconcubines, ▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
the delight of the sons of man. 9So I became great and zsurpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my aawisdom remained with me.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
8one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his abeyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, ac“For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy adbusiness.Mark 8:36-37
36 aeFor what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37For afwhat can a man give in return for his soul?Luke 12:20
20But God said to him, ag‘Fool! ahThis night aiyour soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, ajwhose will they be?’
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