But the wicked will look around in despair and find that there is no way to escape. Their one hope is that death will come.

It may even be that my boldness will save me, since no wicked person would dare to face God.

There will be no descendants for godless people, and fire will destroy the homes built by bribery.

no wicked people have been happy for long.

He sends disaster and ruin to those who do wrong.

The sinful people of Zion are trembling with fright. They say, "God's judgment is like a fire that burns forever. Can any of us survive a fire like that?"

You can survive if you say and do what is right. Don't use your power to cheat the poor and don't accept bribes. Don't join with those who plan to commit murder or to do other evil things.

Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! There is nothing you can give to regain your life.

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Do you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not!

There is nothing you can give to regain your life.

Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but are yourself lost or defeated? Of course not!

But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself ? ' "

And Jesus concluded, "This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves but are not rich in God's sight."

But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and are caught in the trap of many foolish and harmful desires, which pull them down to ruin and destruction.

For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil. Some have been so eager to have it that they have wandered away from the faith and have broken their hearts with many sorrows.

And now, you rich people, listen to me! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you!

Your gold and silver are covered with rust, and this rust will be a witness against you and will eat up your flesh like fire. You have piled up riches in these last days.