Ganância
A ganância é raiz de todos os males. A Bíblia alerta contra a cobiça, o acúmulo egoísta e o amor ao dinheiro, chamando-nos ao contentamento e à confiança em Deus.
O amor ao dinheiro
O amor ao dinheiro é raiz de todos os males. Quem quer enriquecer cai em tentação, armadilha e desejos insensatos.
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
Therefore, treat the parts of your earthly body as dead to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.
But sexual immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints;
Contentamento
Tende cuidado e guardai-vos de toda espécie de ganância. A vida de um homem não consiste na abundância dos bens que possui.
But He said to them, "Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions."
For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;
Do not weary yourself to gain wealth;
Stop dwelling on it.
Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles,
But one who gathers by labor increases it.
Riqueza ilusória
As riquezas são passageiras. Quem ama o dinheiro nunca terá o suficiente. O contentamento com o que se tem é verdadeira riqueza.
One who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor one who loves abundance with its income. This too is futility.
As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.
All day long he is craving,
While the righteous gives and does not hold back.
For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.
Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to dishonest gain.