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1001. Behold the man who hath laid by in his home treasures in abundance but enjoyeth them not: he is as good as dead, for he maketh no use of them.

1002. Behold the miser that thinketh that wealth is all in all and hoardeth it without giving to any: he will be a demon in his next birth.

1003. Behold the men that are always after hoarding but care not for fame: their existence is a burden unto the earth.

1004. The man who careth not to earn the attachment of his neighbours, what doth he hope to leave behind him when he is dead ?

1005. Behold the men that neither give unto others nor enjoy their wealth themselves: even if they possess tens of millions they really possess nothing.

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