His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.
He takes down wealth as food, and sends it up again; it is forced out of his stomach by God.
There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight.
Even when his wealth is great, he is full of care, for the hand of everyone who is in trouble is turned against him.
All his wealth is stored up for the dark: a fire not made by man sends destruction on him, and on everything in his tent.
Saying, Truly, their substance is cut off, and their wealth is food for the fire.
They get mixed grain from the field, and they take away the late fruit from the vines of those who have wealth.
He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.
If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;
To those whose desire is for death, but it comes not; who are searching for it more than for secret wealth;
Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.
Suddenly they come to an end, even in the middle of the night: the blow comes on the men of wealth, and they are gone, and the strong are taken away without the hand of man.
Did I say, Give me something? or, Make a payment for me out of your wealth?
And said to them, Go back with much wealth to your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver and gold and brass and iron, and with a very great store of clothing; give your brothers a part of the goods taken in the war.
But the olive-tree said to them, Am I to give up my wealth of oil, by which men give honour to God, and go waving over the trees?
And if he has no one to get it back for him, and later he himself gets wealth and has enough money to get it back;
And if one from another nation living among you gets wealth, and your countryman, at his side, becomes poor and gives himself for money to the man from another nation or to one of his family;
And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:
So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.
For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.
And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.
Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;
And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.
If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth?
No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.
Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.
Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.
And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.
And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.
And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.
And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!
A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,
And looking up, he saw the men of wealth putting their offerings in the money-box.
For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living.
But unhappy are you who have wealth: for you have been comforted now.
And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.
And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.
And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.
And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!
And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!
It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man of wealth to come into the kingdom of God.
And he took a seat by the place where the money was kept, and saw how the people put money into the boxes: and a number who had wealth put in much.
And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.
The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:
And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.
The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.
Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.
And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus:
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