Job 31:24

²² Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

²³ For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

²⁵ If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

²⁶ If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

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
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
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Deuteronomy 8:12–14
Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
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Proverbs 11:28
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
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Psalms 49:6–7
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
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1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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Psalms 62:10
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
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Luke 12:15
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
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Proverbs 30:9
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
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