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   hlillywh45@gmail.com to Weedy   
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   09 Sep 19 16:45:10   
   
   On Friday, September 6, 2019 at 11:09:12 AM UTC-7, Weedy wrote:   
   > – Ecclesiastes 5:11-12 --   
   >    
   > A covetous man shall not be satisfied with money: and he that loveth   
   > riches shall reap no fruit from them: so this also is vanity. Where   
   > there are great riches, there are also many to eat them. And what doth   
   > it profit the owner, but that he seeth the riches with his eyes?   DRB   
   > ===================   
   > We always want more than we have. King Solomon, who wrote these words,   
   > observed that those who love money and seek it obsessively never find   
   > the happiness it promises. Wealth also attracts freeloaders and   
   > thieves, causes sleeplessness and fear, and ultimately ends in loss   
   > because it must be left behind (Mark 12:16-21). No matter how much you   
   > earn, if you try to create happiness by accumulating wealth, you will   
   > never have enough money. Money itself is not wrong, but loving money   
   > leads to all sorts of sin.   
      
   Yup. Contrary to the popular saying, the Bible does not say that money is the    
   root of all evil, it says that the love of money is the root of all evil.   
   Mostly   
   true but IMHO, love of sex and of power are also the roots of much evil.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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