²³ And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, ^(A)it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

^9 (A)But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and ^(B)a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰ For ^(C)the love of money is a root of all ^[a]sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have ^(D)wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

¹⁷ Instruct those who are rich in ^(A)this present world ^(B)not to be conceited or to ^(C)fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, ^(D)who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.