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Ecclesiastes 5:15

"As he had come naked from his mother's womb, so will he return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand."

Even if the above wealth hadn't been lost, it would still be lost at death. Such, greed, trusting in wealth is always. bad investment. Note the word "nothing", at death the greedy man can't even take one thing with him. Not one trophy, one gold metal, one handful of cash, one prized possession, absolutely nothing. (Job 1:21; Psalms 49:17;. Tim. Ecclesiastes 6:7; Luke 12:20).

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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