“The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and He addeth no sorrow with it.” Prov. 10:22.
28. How are true riches obtained?
“By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honor, and life.” Prov. 22:4.
29. How did Moses esteem the reproach of Christ?
“Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward.” Heb. 11:26.
30. What two classes of rich men are mentioned in the Bible?
“There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.” Prov. 13:7.
Note.—In Luke 12:16-20 is an example of the first class; in Acts 4:34-37 are examples of the second.
31. What solemn warning is addressed to the rich who, in the last days, have heaped up treasure, and oppressed the poor?
“Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat [pg 677] your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.” James 5:1-5.