But thosewho wantto get richfallinto temptationand a snareand manyfoolishand harmfuldesireswhichplungemeninto ruinand destruction.
So he saidto her, "BecauseI spoketo Naboththe Jezreeliteand saidto him, 'Giveme your vineyardfor money;orelse, ifit pleasesyou, I will giveyou a vineyardin its place.'But he said,'I will not giveyou my vineyard.'"
Upon the wickedHe will rainsnares;Fireand brimstoneand burningwindwill be the portionof their cup.
He who profitsillicitlytroubleshis own house,But he who hatesbribeswill live.
An inheritancegainedhurriedlyat the beginningWill not be blessedin the end.
The acquisitionof treasuresby a lyingtongueIs a fleetingvapor,the pursuitof death.
He who oppressesthe poorto makemorefor himself Or who givesto the rich,[will] only[come to] poverty.
Do not wearyyourself to gainwealth,Ceasefrom your consideration[of it].
Woeto those who addhouseto house[and] joinfieldto field,Untilthere is nomoreroom,So that you have to livealonein the midstof the land!
"Those whobuythem slaythem and gounpunished,and [each of] those who sellthem says,'Blessedbe the LORD,for I have becomerich!'And their own shepherdshavenopityon them.
They killedthe kingsof Midianalongwith the [rest of] their slain:Eviand Rekemand Zurand Hurand Reba,the fivekingsof Midian;they also killedBalaamthe sonof Beorwith the sword.
"And the one on whom seed was sownamongthe thorns,thisis the man who hearsthe word,and the worryof the worldand the deceitfulnessof wealthchokethe word,and it becomesunfruitful.
But when the young manheardthisstatement,he went awaygrieving;for he was one who ownedmuchproperty.
and said,"Whatare you willingto giveme to betrayHim to you?" And they weighedout thirtypieces of silverto him.
"Do not storeup for yourselvestreasureson earth,wheremothand rustdestroy,and wherethievesbreakin and steal.
but the worriesof the world,and the deceitfulnessof riches,and the desiresfor other thingsenterin and chokethe word,and it becomesunfruitful.
"Sois the man who stores up treasurefor himself,and is not richtowardGod."
for it will comeupon allthosewho dwellon the faceof allthe earth.
But Petersaidto him, "May your silverperishwith you, becauseyou thoughtyou could obtainthe giftof Godwith money!
that, in referenceto your formermanner of life,you lay asidethe oldself,which is being corruptedin accordancewith the lustsof deceit,
"The gravenimagesof their godsyou are to burnwith fire;you shall not covetthe silveror the goldthat is on them, nortakeit for yourselves, oryou will be snaredby it, for it is an abominationto the LORDyour God.
realizingthe factthat lawis not madefor a righteous person,but for those who are lawlessand rebellious,for the ungodlyand sinners,for the unholyand profane,for those who killtheir fathersormothers,for murderers
And he musthavea goodreputationwith thoseoutside[the church], sothat he will not fallinto reproachand the snareof the devil.
For the love of moneyis a rootof allsorts of evil,and someby longingfor it have wandered awayfrom the faithand piercedthemselveswith manygriefs.
Instructthosewho are richin thispresentworldnot to be conceitedorto fix their hopeon the uncertaintyof riches,but on God,who richlysuppliesus with all thingsto enjoy.
and they may come to their senses[and escape] from the snareof the devil,having been held captiveby him to do his will.
instructingus to denyungodlinessand worldlydesiresand to livesensibly,righteouslyand godlyin the presentage,
"Israelhas sinned,and they have alsotransgressedMy covenantwhichI commandedthem. And they have eventakensomeof the thingsunderthe banand have bothstolenand deceived.Moreover, they have alsoput[them] among their own things.
and in [their] greedthey will exploityou with false words;their judgmentfrom long agois not idle,and their destructionis not asleep.
Woeto them! For they have gonethe wayof Cain,and for paythey have rushed headlonginto the errorof Balaam,and perishedin the rebellionof Korah.
