5
If one is mean to himself, to whom will he be generous? He will not enjoy his own riches.
6
No one is worse than one who is grudging to himself; this is the punishment for his meanness.
7
If ever he does good, it is by mistake; and in the end he reveals his meanness.
8
The miser is an evil person; he turns away and disregards people.
9
The eye of the greedy person is not satisfied with his share; greedy injustice withers the soul.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.