Holy Scripture
Job 31:24
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“Now what kind of fault can be detected there? You see that he is not keen on riches. Observe him, while he reflects and considers in truth the accidental, transitory, ephemeral and negligible character of human realities.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
24If I made gold my treasure, And if too I trusted the precious stone;
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22Let then my shoulder start from the bladebone, And my arm be crushed off from the elbow.
23For the fear of the Lord constrained me, And I cannot bear up by reason of his burden.
— Job 31:24 —
25And if too I rejoiced when my wealth was abundant, And if too I laid my hand on innumerable treasures
26(Do we not see the shining sun eclipsed, And the moon waning? for they have not power to continue):