¹ The Lord says, “Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. ²  Rich people should not boast that they are rich. ³ 

For you know the grace ¹  of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.

Micah said, “Now I know God will make me rich, ¹  because I have this Levite as my priest.”

He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions ¹  spread over the land.

Wealth gained quickly ¹  will dwindle away, ²  but the one who gathers it little by little ³  will become rich. ⁴ 

A poor person is disliked ¹  even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

The one who loves ¹  pleasure ²  will be ³  a poor person; ⁴  whoever loves wine and anointing oil ⁵  will not be rich.

A rich person ¹  is wise in his own eyes, ²  but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly. ³ 

The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; ¹  her inhabitants lie, ²  their tongues speak deceptive words. ³ 

But at this statement, the man ¹  looked sad and went away sorrowful, for he was very rich. ² 

He then ¹  told them a parable: ²  “The land of a certain rich man produced ³  an abundant crop,

So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, ¹  but is not rich toward God.”

“There was a rich man who dressed in purple ¹  and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously ²  every day.

So ¹  the rich man ²  said, ‘Then I beg you, father – send Lazarus ³  to my father’s house

Then ¹  the rich man ²  said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead ³  goes to them, they will repent.’

When Jesus noticed this, ¹  he said, “How hard ²  it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! ³ 

For you were made rich ¹  in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge ²  –

as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

Tell them to do good, ¹  to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others. ² 

But you have dishonored the poor! ¹  Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?