Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.
He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you.
What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?