TSK · Proverbs 23:5

and a messenger came to Job, saying,“The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing beside them,

Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.

Materialism Thwarts Enjoyment of Life Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.

Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food!

“Find Jeremiah and look out for him. Do not do anything to harm him, but do with him whatever he tells you.”

And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

Warning to the Rich Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you.