And Jesuslookedat him and said,"Howhardit is for thosewho are wealthyto enterthe kingdomof God!
For the wickedboastsof his heart'sdesire,And the greedymancurses[and] spurnsthe LORD.
He who trustsin his richeswill fall,But the righteouswill flourishlike the [green] leaf.
A richman'swealthis his strongcity,And like a highwallin his own imagination.
That I not be fulland deny[You] and say,"Whois the LORD?"Or that I not be in wantand steal,And profanethe nameof my God.
"O generation,heedthe wordof the LORD.Have I beena wildernessto Israel,Ora landof thickdarkness?Whydo My peoplesay,We [are free to] roam;We will nolongercometo You'?
"I will goto the greatAnd will speakto them, For they knowthe wayof the LORD[And] the ordinanceof their God."But they too, with oneaccord,have brokenthe yoke[And] burstthe bonds.
And although the kingwas very sorry,[yet] becauseof his oathsand because of his dinner guests,he was unwillingto refuseher.
But when he had heardthese things,he becamevery sad,for he was extremelyrich.
