One of the richer veins of wisdom that may
be mined throughout Proverbs has to do with wealth: specifically, how to get
it, how to keep it, and the dangers of being seen to have too much of it for
other people’s tastes.
As Solomon puts it in Ecclesiastes, “Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and
money answers everything.” Wealth is not the ONLY answer to life’s difficulties, and it’s certainly not
the BEST answer, but in nearly every situation (even serious illness), money offers
AN answer that those without it cannot allow themselves to even consider.
Without further ado, a sampling from this week’s chapter.