Verse Text (ESV) Summary / Commentary 1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. A sharp rebuke to the wealthy who oppress others; warning of impending judgment. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Earthly wealth is temporary and deteriorates. It cannot save in the day of judgment. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Hoarding wealth instead of using it righteously leads to spiritual ruin and condemnation. 4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. God hears the cries of the oppressed. Justice is coming for those who exploit workers. 5 You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. ...

::   Words of Wisdom  :: A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,     and favor is better than silver or gold. 2 The rich and the poor meet together;     the Lord is the Maker of them all. 3 The prudent sees danger and hides himself,     but the simple go on and suffer for it. 4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord     is riches and honor and life. 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;     whoever guards his soul will keep far from them. 6 Train up a child in the way he should go;     even when he is old he will not depart from it. 7 The rich rules over the poor,     and the borrower is the slave of the lender. 8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,     and the rod of his fury will fail. 9 Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed,     for he shares his bread with the poor. 10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out,     and quarr...