16 Happy is he whom God remembereth in granting to him a due sufficiency; If a man abound overmuch, he sinneth. (PSS)
Psalms of Solomon 5:16
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Sirach 18:24–26
24 Think about the wrath coming in the days of the end, and the time of vengeance, when he turns away his face. (WEB) 25 In the days of fullness remember the time of hunger. Remember poverty and lack in the days of wealth. (WEB) 26 From morning until evening, the time changes. All… (WEB)
Sirach 18:31–33
31 If you give fully to your soul the delight of her desire, she will make you the laughing stock of your enemies. (WEB) 32 Don’t make merry in much luxury, and don’t be tied to its expense. (WEB) 33 Don’t be made a beggar by banqueting with borrowed money when you have nothing in… (WEB)
Sirach 5:1–2
1 Don’t set your heart upon your goods. Don’t say, “They are sufficient for me.” (WEB) 2 Don’t follow your own mind and your strength to walk in the desires of your heart. (WEB)
Ecclesiastes 5:18–20
18 Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot. 19 Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every ma…
Parables 51:9–10
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Sirach 11:23–25
23 Don’t say, “What use is there of me? What further good things can be mine?” (WEB) 24 Don’t say, “I have enough. What harm could happen to me now?” (WEB) 25 In the day of good things, bad things are forgotten. In the day of bad things, a man will not remember things that are good. (WEB)
Sirach 29:22–24
22 Better is the life of a poor man under a shelter of logs than sumptuous fare in another man’s house. (WEB) 23 With little or with much, be well satisfied. (WEB) 24 It is a miserable life to go from house to house. Where you are a guest, you dare not open your mouth. (WEB)
Testament of Gad 2:14–16
14 For if he taketh away from a man wealth gotten by evil means He forgiveth him if he repent, but the unrepentant is reserved for eternal punishment. (T12) 15 For the poor man, if free from envy he pleaseth the Lord in all things, is blessed beyond all men, because he ha… (T12)
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