When goodthingsincrease,those who consumethem increase.So whatis the advantageto their ownersexceptto lookon?
Therefore he treatedAbramwellfor her sake;and gavehim sheepand oxenand donkeysand maleand femaleservantsand femaledonkeysand camels.
Now Abramwas veryrichin livestock,in silverand in gold.
When you setyour eyeson it, it is gone.For [wealth] certainlymakesitself wingsLike an eaglethat flies[toward] the heavens.
Rejoice,youngman,during your childhood,and let your heartbe pleasantduring the daysof youngmanhood.And followthe impulsesof your heartand the desiresof your eyes.Yet knowthat Godwill bringyou to judgmentfor allthesethings.
Then I becamegreatand increasedmorethanallwhoprecededme in Jerusalem.My wisdomalsostoodby me.
The sleepof the workingman is pleasant,whetherhe eatslittleor much;but the fullstomachof the richmandoes not allowhim to sleep.
Whatthe eyesseeis betterthanwhat the souldesires.Thistoois futilityand a strivingafter wind.
"As a partridgethat hatcheseggswhich it has not laid,[So] is he who makesa fortune,but unjustly;In the midstof his daysit will forsakehim, And in the endhe will be a fool."
"Is it not indeedfrom the LORDof hostsThat peoplestoilfor fire,And nationsgrowwearyfor nothing?
For allthat is in the world,the lustof the fleshand the lustof the eyesand the boastful prideof life,is not from the Father,but is from the world.
