Deuteronomy 8:13

Contemporary English Version 1995

You will get more and more cattle, sheep, silver, gold, and other possessions.

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He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 pair of oxen, 500 donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the richest person in the East.

and it disappears like a shadow. Our struggles are senseless; we store up more and more, without ever knowing who will get it all.

you will have plenty to eat, and you will build good houses to live in.

But when all this happens, don't be proud! Don't forget that you were once slaves in Egypt and that it was the Lord who set you free.