He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. Ecclesiastes 5:10-14
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. Ecclesiastes 6:1&2
Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches. Ezekiel 28:3-5
Woe to you, ye rich, for ye have trusted in your riches,
And from your riches shall ye depart,
Because ye have not remembered the Most High in the days of your riches. Enoch: Epistle 94:8
As the wild ass is the lion’s prey in the wilderness: so the rich eat up the poor. Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 13:19
Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth away sleep. Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 31:1
The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. Matthew 19:20-24
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. Mark 10:25
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously ever day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs licked his sores. And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom. Luke 16:19
Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. Luke 18:22-25
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. I Timothy 6:17-19
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.
Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.
Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.
Behold, the wages of the labourers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
You have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you. James 5:1-6
Seek not for riches but for wisdom, and behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich. Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich. Mormon Doctrine & Covenants 6:7
Wo unto you rich men, that will not give your substance to the poor, for your riches will canker your souls; and this shall be your lamentation in the day of visitation, and of judgment, and of indignation: The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and my soul is not saved! Doctrine & Covenants 56:16
And also that a feast of fat things might be prepared for the poor; yea, a feast of fat things, of wine on the less well refined, that the earth may know that the mouths of the prophets shall not fail; Doctrine & Covenants 58:8
The rich ate and drank freely, accepting gout and apoplexy as things that ran mysteriously in respectable families. George Eliot
Billionaires use a private network of luxury food suppliers. The World’s Most Expensive Food I, Channel 4 2015
As the rich get richer, their spending is escalating beyond belief. ibid.
Not just any coffee ... £325 a cup. ibid.
Food suppliers must constantly raise their game. ibid.
Do you sincerely want to be rich? Bernard Cornfeld, American businessman, stock question to salesmen
I want you to overcome your problems by being rich. The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 starring Leonardo diCaprio & Jonah Hill & Margot Robbie & Matthew McConaughey & Kyle Chandler & Rob Reiner & Jonn Favreau & Jean Dujardin & Joanna Lumley & P J Byrne et al, director Martin Scorsese
There is no stronger craving in the world than that of the rich for titles, except perhaps that of the titled for riches. Hesketh Pearson, The Pilgrim Daughters 1961
You couldn’t care less if I lived or died ... Shoving, pushing and dragging just to make you and your kind that little bit richer. Alan Bleasdale, Play for Today: The Black Stuff starring Bernard Hill (Yosser) & Michael Angelis (Chrissie Todd) & Alan Igbon (Loggo Logmond) & Peter Kerrigan (George Malone) & Tom Georgeson (Dixie Dean) George to Mr McKenna, BBC 1980
Nothing prepared us for this ... We’re talking about the new mega-rich. Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives, Channel 5 2015
London has more billionaires than any other city in the world. ibid.
Can anyone with loads of money buy their way amongst the posh? Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives II
How do you spend that money? Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives III, rich bloke
Some of the most expensive [property] can be found in Knightsbridge ... Hyde Park’s apartments are among the most expensive in the world. ibid.
Does money feel different depending on how you got it? Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives IV, Eamonn
But today’s mega-rich own big estates in several countries. Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives V
We’re harvesting the rich, Jeff. Utopia s2e2, Channel 4 2014
That’s the state to live and die in! ... R-r-rich! Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend
‘Well, the vicar goes about telling the Idlers that it’s quite right for them to do nothing, and that God meant them to have nearly everything that is made by those who work. In fact, he tells them that God made the poor for the use of the rich. Then he goes to the workers and tells them that God meant them to work very hard and to give all the good things they make to those who do nothing, and that they should be very thankful to God and to the idlers for being allowed to have even the very worst food to eat and the rags, and broken boots to wear. He also tells them they mustn’t grumble, or be discontented because they’re poor in this world, but that they must wait till they’re dead, and then God will reward them by letting them go to a place called heaven.’ Robert Tressell, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist