Holy Scripture
Job 31:25
A church father on this verse
“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
25And if too I rejoiced when my wealth was abundant, And if too I laid my hand on innumerable treasures
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23For the fear of the Lord constrained me, And I cannot bear up by reason of his burden.
24If I made gold my treasure, And if too I trusted the precious stone;
— Job 31:25 —
26(Do we not see the shining sun eclipsed, And the moon waning? for they have not power to continue):
27And if my heart was secretly deceived, And if I have laid my hand upon my mouth and kissed it: