Dinheiro
O dinheiro é ferramenta que pode ser usada para o bem ou para o mal. A Bíblia nos ensina a administrar recursos com sabedoria, generosidade e temor ao Senhor.
Perspectiva bíblica
Guardai-vos da avareza. A vida não consiste na abundância de bens. O dinheiro é servo, nunca senhor.
And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Take care and be shomer against all chamdanut (covetousness), because the Chayyei HaAdam does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.
For where your otzar is, there also will be your lev.
And his Adon said to him, Shkoyach (well done), eved tov vneeman (good and faithful servant)! A few things you were faithful over, over many things I will ordain you. Enter into the simchah of your Adon.
Wilt thou let thine eynayim fly after that which is not?
For such [wealth] certainly sprouts kenafayim (wings);
they fly away as a nesher (eagle) toward Shomayim.
Overwork not to get rich;
cease from thine own binah (understanding).
When hatovah (good things) increase, they are increased that consume them; and what kishron (useful result) is there to the ba’al (owner) thereof, except as an onlooker?
Administrar com sabedoria
Honra ao Senhor com as tuas primícias. O sábio administra seus recursos com prudência e visão de eternidade.
Honor Hashem with thy substance,
and with the reshit (firstfruit) of all thine increase;
The Birkat Hashem, it maketh wealthy,
and He addeth no sorrow with it.
Otzarot resha profit nothing,
but tzedakah (righteousness) saveth from mavet.
Hon (wealth) gotten by dishonesty shall be diminished,
but he that gathereth incrementally shall have an increment.
How much better is it to acquire chochmah than gold,
and acquiring binah (understanding) a better choice than kesef!
A shem tov is rather to be desired than osher rav,
and chen (grace) rather than kesef and zahav.
Better is little with the Yirat Hashem
than otzar rav (great treasure) and trouble therewith.
The ta’avah (what is desirable) in an adam is his chesed,
and a rahsh (pauper) is better than an ish kazav (liar).
Remove far from me shav (vanity, falsehood) and davar kazav (word of a liar);
give me neither poverty nor osher;
feed me lechem chukki (my daily bread);
Perigos e armadilhas
Quem quer enriquecer cai em tentação. Fuja do amor ao dinheiro e busque contentamento no Senhor.
But the ones desiring to be oishirim (rich men) fall into nisayon (temptation) and into a pakh (trap) and into many foolish and destructive ta’avot (lusts) which plunge men into cherem and Avaddon (destruction).
Charge the oishirim in the Olam Hazeh not to walk in gaa’vah (pride) and high-mindedness, neither to put their tikvah (hope) in the uncertainty of their osher but in Hashem who richly grants us all things for enjoyment.
Fier zich (comport oneself) in your derech free of chamdanut (covetousness), being content with what you have, for He Himself has said, LO ARPECHA V’LO E’EZVECHA (I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you),
Hon (riches) profit not in the yom evrah (day of wrath),
but tzedakah (righteousness) delivereth from mavet.
The oisherʼs wealth is his strong city,
and is a high chomah in his own conceit.
Tudo vem de Deus
De ti vem tudo, e das tuas mãos to damos. Os tributos são devidos — dai a César o que é de César e a Deus o que é de Deus.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should have ko’ach to make this freewill offering? For all things come of Thee, and of Thine own have we given Thee.
Render to everyone their due: tribute to whom tribute is due, tax to whom tax; fear to whom fear is due, respect to whom respect.
For that is why you also pay tribute (taxes). For they are mesharetim of G-d engaged in this very task.
A little that a tzaddik hath
is better than the riches of resha’im rabbim.
For the zero’ot (arms, powers) of the resha’im shall be broken;
but Hashem upholdeth the tzaddikim.
I have rejoiced in the derech of Thy edot (testimonies),
as much as in all riches.