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But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
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Verse 9. For they who wish to become rich. [4] He does not say, as Saint John Chrysostom observes, they who are rich; as persons may be rich, and make good use of their riches to God’s honour, and the good of others. But such as would be rich, who seek riches, and have their heart and affections upon riches, fall into various temptations of injustice, of pride, and vanity, into hurtful lusts, which drown and plunge [5] men into perdition, and so forth Witham.
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