Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; {stretch...: or, abound with superfluities}

And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Go to now, {ye} rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon {you}.

Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. {blue...: or, purple and scarlet}

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: {decked: Gr. gilded}

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment {was of} fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. {blue: or, violet}

And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his {head},

For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred {shekels} of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that {was} on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that {were} about their camels' necks. {collars: or, sweet jewels}

And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. {affection: or, mind}

Better {is} the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than {he that is} perverse {in his} ways, though he {be} rich.

Go to now, {ye} rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon {you}.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. {blue: or, violet}

When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; {it is} that they shall be destroyed for ever:

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. {seemeth...: or, thinketh that he hath}

And {there was} a man in Maon, whose possessions {were} in Carmel; and the man {was} very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. {possessions: or, business}

They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

O that they were wise, {that} they understood this, {that} they would consider their latter end!

There is a sore evil {which} I have seen under the sun, {namely}, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The rich and poor meet together: the LORD {is} the maker of them all.

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: {of flesh: Heb. of their flesh}

She maketh fine linen, and selleth {it}; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds {they are} without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. {turning...: or, ease of the simple}

The crown of the wise {is} their riches: {but} the foolishness of fools {is} folly.

Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. {honestly: or, decently}

After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

Whose end {is} destruction, whose God {is their} belly, and {whose} glory {is} in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, {and} be merry.

Behold, these {are} the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase {in} riches.

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also {is} vanity.

The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.

And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.

If I rejoiced because my wealth {was} great, and because mine hand had gotten much; {gotten...: Heb. found much}

That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; {stretch...: or, abound with superfluities}

He that is ready to slip with {his} feet {is as} a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. {in...: or, delicately}

{There is} treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred {shekels} of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that {was} on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that {were} about their camels' necks. {collars: or, sweet jewels}

{There be} many that say, Who will shew us {any} good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat {was} yet in their mouths,