¹⁰ But he said to her, “You are speaking as one of the foolish women speaks. ^(A)Shall we actually accept good from God but not accept adversity?” ^(B)Despite all this, Job did not sin with his lips.

The Foolishness of Riches

^10 (A)One who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor one who loves abundance with its income. This too is futility.

¹¹ Not that I speak ^[a]from need, for I have learned to be ^[b](A)content in whatever circumstances I am. ¹² I know how to get along with little, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going ^(B)hungry, both of having abundance and ^(C)suffering need. ¹³ I can do all things ^[c]through Him who ^(D)strengthens me. ¹⁴ Nevertheless, you have done well to ^(E)share with me in my difficulty.

^6 (A)But godliness actually is a means of ^(B)great gain when accompanied by ^(C)contentment. ⁷ For ^(D)we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it, either. ⁸ If we ^(E)have food and ^[a]covering, with these we shall be content. ^9 (F)But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and ^(G)a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰ For ^(H)the love of money is a root of all ^[b]sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have ^(I)wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many ^[c]griefs.

⁵ Make sure that your character is ^(A)free from the love of money, ^(B)being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “^(C)I will never desert you, nor will I ever abandon you,”