At his death he will not take along anything, his glory will not go down after him.
Or with princes who had gold and filled their houses with silver.
The wicked even boast of their greed; these robbers curse and scorn the Lord.
As they came forth from their mother’s womb, so again shall they return, naked as they came, having nothing from their toil to bring with them.
A merchant who holds a false balance, he loves to extort!
and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!”’
the Lord will never consent to pardon them. Instead, the Lord’s burning wrath will flare up against them; every curse written in this book will pounce on them, and the Lord will blot out their names from under the heavens.
Say to him, ‘Peace be with you, my brother, and with your family, and with all who belong to you.