11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own esteem.

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11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(A)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

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15 The (A)rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,(A)
    but poverty is the ruin of the poor.(B)

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12 For wisdom is [a]a (A)defense as money is a defense,
But the [b]excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives (B)life to those who have it.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:12 A protective shade, lit. shadow
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:12 advantage or profit

12 Wisdom is a shelter
    as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
    Wisdom preserves those who have it.

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19 And I will say to my soul, (A)“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; (B)eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night (C)your soul will be required of you; (D)then whose will those things be which you have provided?’

21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, (E)and is not rich toward God.”

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19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)

21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(D)

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God shall likewise destroy you forever;
He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
The righteous also shall see and fear,
And shall laugh at him, saying,
“Here is the man who did not make God his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his [a]wickedness.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 52:7 Lit. desire, in evil sense

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck(A) you from your tent;
    he will uproot(B) you from the land of the living.(C)
The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh(D) at you, saying,
“Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold(E)
but trusted in his great wealth(F)
    and grew strong by destroying others!”

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Those who (A)trust in their wealth
And boast in the multitude of their riches,
None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
Nor (B)give to God a ransom for him—
For (C)the redemption of their souls is costly,
And it shall cease forever—
That he should continue to live eternally,
And (D)not [a]see the Pit.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:9 experience corruption

those who trust in their wealth(A)
    and boast(B) of their great riches?(C)
No one can redeem the life of another
    or give to God a ransom for them—
the ransom(D) for a life is costly,
    no payment is ever enough—(E)
so that they should live on(F) forever
    and not see decay.(G)

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24 “If(A) I have made gold my hope,
Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;
25 (B)If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great,
And because my hand had gained much;

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24 “If I have put my trust in gold(A)
    or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’(B)
25 if I have rejoiced over my great wealth,(C)
    the fortune my hands had gained,(D)

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31 For their rock is not like our Rock,
(A)Even our enemies themselves being judges.

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31 For their rock is not like our Rock,(A)
    as even our enemies concede.(B)

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(A)Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But (B)righteousness delivers from death.

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Wealth(A) is worthless in the day of wrath,(B)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(C)

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10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
(A)If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.

11 God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.

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10 Do not trust in extortion(A)
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;(B)
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.(C)

11 One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,(D)

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