Job 31:24

²² then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.

²³ For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.

If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,

²⁵ if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,

²⁶ if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
KJV: If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
WEB: “If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’
ASV: If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
DARBY: If I have made gold my hope, or said to the fine gold, My confidence!
BLB: If I have set my confidence [upon] gold, or to fine gold I have said, “My trust;”

ÅB: Har jeg satt mitt håp til gullet og sagt til gullklumpen: Du er min tillit?
OTB: Hvis jeg har satt min lit til gull,
Og kalt fint gull min sikkerhet,
B1930: Har jeg satt mitt håp til gullet og sagt til gullklumpen: Du er min tillit?

Psalms 52:7
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
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Deuteronomy 8:12–14
Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
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Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
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Psalms 49:6–7
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
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1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
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Psalms 62:10
Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
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Luke 12:15
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
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Proverbs 30:9
Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
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