"He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him."
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And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.
He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
A stingy man hurries after riches, And doesn't know that poverty waits for him.
Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.