in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Now the believer ¹  of humble means ²  should take pride ³  in his high position. ⁴ 

They will summon peoples to the mountain, there they will sacrifice proper ¹  sacrifices; for they will enjoy ²  the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the shores. ³ 

Then you will look and smile, ¹  you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. ²  For the riches of distant lands ³  will belong to you and the wealth of nations will come to you.

“Moab, you trust in the things you do and in your riches. So you too will be conquered. Your god Chemosh ¹  will go into exile ²  along with his priests and his officials.

Why do you brag about your great power? Your power is ebbing away, ¹  you rebellious people of Ammon, ²  who trust in your riches and say, ‘Who would dare to attack us?’

“King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon devoured me and drove my people out. Like a monster from the deep he swallowed me. He filled his belly with my riches. He made me an empty dish. He completely cleaned me out.” ¹ 

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, ¹  so that when it runs out you will be welcomed ²  into the eternal homes. ³ 

because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!” ¹  And every ship’s captain, ²  and all who sail along the coast ³  – seamen, and all who ⁴  make their living from the sea, stood a long way off

You sold ¹  your people for a pittance; ²  you did not ask a high price for them. ³ 

Wealthy people do not understand; ¹  they are like animals ²  that perish. ³ 

for you live among them. ¹  You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.

that I may cause ¹  those who love me to inherit wealth, and that I may fill ²  their treasuries. ³ 

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 faithful person ¹  will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens ²  to gain riches will not go unpunished.

For he came out of prison ¹  to become king, even though he had been born poor in what would become his ²  kingdom.

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

And if you haven’t been trustworthy ¹  with someone else’s property, ²  who will give you your own ³ ?

because they had too many possessions to be able to stay together and the land where they had settled ¹  was not able to support them because of their livestock.

He built royal cities ¹  and owned a large number of sheep and cattle, for God gave him a huge amount of possessions.