A man to whom God has given riches, wealth, and honor, so that he wants nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eats it: this is vanity, and it is an evil affliction.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Thereof. "Di tibi divitias dederunt artemque fruendi. "(Horace, i. Ep. 4.) The proper use of riches is rare. (Calmet) Misery. Riches do not make people happy. (Worthington)

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