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The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods.
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The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor.
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He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it.
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Many have been brought to fall for gold, and the beauty thereof hath been their ruin.
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Gold is a stumblingblock to them that sacrifice to it: woe to them that eagerly follow after it, and every fool shall perish by it.
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Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish: and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures.
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Who is he, and we will praise him? for he hath done wonderful things in his life.
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Who hath been tried thereby, and made perfect, he shall have glory everlasting. He that could have transgressed, and hath not transgressed: and could do evil things, and hath not done them:
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Therefore are his goods established in the Lord, and all the church of the saints shall declare his alms.
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Art thou set at a great table? be not the first to open thy mouth upon it.
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Say not: There are many things which are upon it.