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Job 27:16
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14 aIf his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;
And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 
15 Those who survive him shall be buried in death,
And atheir widows shall not weep, 
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust,
And piles up clothing like clay—
17 He may pile it up, but athe just will wear it,
And the innocent will divide the silver. 
18 He builds his house like a1 moth,
aLike a1 booth which a watchman makes. 
19 The rich man will lie down,
1But not be gathered up;
He opens his eyes,
And he is ano more. 
20 aTerrors overtake him like a flood;
A tempest steals him away in the night. 
21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone;
It sweeps him out of his place.
22 It hurls against him and does not aspare;
He flees desperately from its1 power. 
23 Men shall clap their hands at him,
And shall hiss him out of his place.
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Job 27:16

Though he heap up silver - Though he amass riches in the greatest abundance, he shall not enjoy them. Unsanctified wealth is a curse to its possessor. Money, of all earthly possessions, is the most dangerous, as it is the readiest agent to do good or evil. He that perverts it is doubly cursed, because it affords him the most immediate means of sinful gratification; and he can sin more in an hour through this, than he can in a day or week by any other kind of property. On the other hand, they who use it aright have it in their power to do the most prompt and immediate good. Almost every kind of want may be speedily relieved by it. Hence, he who uses it as he ought is doubly blessed; while he who abuses it is doubly cursed.


 
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