On wealth
1 Sleeplessness over wealth makes the body waste away, and anxiety about wealth keeps sleep away.
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Worrying will keep you awake, and serious illness will chase sleep away.
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Rich people have worked to accumulate money, and when they rest, they fill themselves with their luxuries.
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Poor people have worked to eke out a living, and when they rest, they become needy again.
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Whoever loves gold won't be declared just, and whoever pursues profits will be led astray by them.
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Many have been ruined because of gold, and their destruction has met them head-on.
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It's a stumbling block for those who are possessed by it, and it will take every senseless person captive.
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Happy are the rich who are without blame and who don't follow after gold.
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Who are they, so that we might praise them? They have done wonders among the people.
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Who has been tested by wealth and been found perfect? For them it will be a reason to boast. Who had the power to sin and didn't, and could do evil but didn't?
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The possessions of such people will be secure, and the congregation will tell of their acts of charity.