He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.
(Ecclesiastes 5:10-12 ESVST)
We often hear that the love of money is the root of all sorts of evil, yet we seldom have a definition for the term. Here we are given a definition.
Those who are not satisfied with their income love money.
Loving money does not work in that money is something we are to use, not love. We tend to use things we should love, and love things we should use.
Those who focus on their income are slaves to their income. They will change locations, abandon relationships, break promises, and sacrifice precious moments in order to gain a little more. Their significance is tied to their income, something that one day will be gone or given to others to squander.
We cannot love God and money.
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