"He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."
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Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man: He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
Whoso `is' loving mirth `is' a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.