get rich quick schemes
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11Substance obtained in haste will be diminished. But what is collected by hand, little by little, shall be multiplied.
19Whoever works his land shall be satisfied with bread. But whoever pursues leisure will be filled with need. 20A faithful man shall be greatly praised. But whoever rushes to become rich will not be innocent.
5Let your behavior be without avarice; be content with what you are offered. For he himself has said, “I will not abandon you, and I will not neglect you.” 6So then, we may confidently say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me.”
10For desire is the root of all evils. Some persons, hungering in this way, have strayed from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.
10Whoever is faithful in what is least, is also faithful in what is greater. And whoever is unjust in what is small, is also unjust in what is greater.
20A faithful man shall be greatly praised. But whoever rushes to become rich will not be innocent.
30I passed by the field of a lazy man, and by the vineyard of a foolish man, 31and behold, it was entirely filled with nettles, and thorns had covered its surface, and the stonewall was destroyed. 32When I had seen this, I laid it up in my heart, and by this example, I received discipline. 33You will sleep a little,” I said. “You will slumber briefly. You will fold your hands a little, so as to rest. 34And destitution will overtake you like a runner, and begging will overtake you like an armed man.”
5Let your behavior be without avarice; be content with what you are offered. For he himself has said, “I will not abandon you, and I will not neglect you.”
16Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches, will give it away to one who is richer, and will be in need.
22A man who hurries to become rich, and who envies others, does not know that destitution will overwhelm him.
27Prepare your outdoor work, and diligently cultivate your field, so that afterward, you may build your house.
33Therefore, seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you as well.
1A wise son is the doctrine of his father. But he who ridicules does not listen when he is reproved. 2From the fruit of his own mouth, a man shall be satisfied with good things. But the soul of betrayers is iniquity. 3Whoever guards his mouth guards his soul. But whoever gives no consideration to his speech shall experience misfortunes. 4The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat. 5The just shall detest a lying word. But the impious confound and will be confounded. 6Justice guards the way of the innocent. But impiety undermines the sinner.
11A partridge has hatched eggs that she did not lay; a man has gathered riches, but without judgment. In the midst of his days, he will leave it all behind, and he will be foolish concerning his very end.”