Some who are poor pretend to be rich; others who are rich pretend to be poor.

假作富足的，却一无所有；装作穷乏的，却广有财物。

假冒富足的，一无所有；装作穷乏的，多有财物。

假冒富足的，一无所有；装作穷乏的，多有财物。

有人强充富有，其实身无分文；有人假装贫穷，却是腰缠万贯。

有人自充富足，却一无所有；有人假装贫穷，财物却极多。

有人假作富有，却一无所有；有人假作贫穷，却多有财物。

假作富足的，卻一無所有；裝作窮乏的，卻廣有財物。

假冒富足的，一無所有；裝作窮乏的，多有財物。

假冒富足的，一無所有；裝作窮乏的，多有財物。

有人強充富有，其實身無分文；有人假裝貧窮，卻是腰纏萬貫。

有人自充富足，卻一無所有；有人假裝貧窮，財物卻極多。

有的人假裝着富足，卻一無所有；有的人裝作窮乏，卻多有財物。

有人假作富有，卻一無所有；有人假作貧窮，卻多有財物。

有自富而實空虛、有自貧而實豐裕、

有貧者佯為富、有富者佯為貧。

有自顯為富者而一無所有、有自稱為貧者而廣有貲財、

One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

Some people pretend to be rich but have nothing. Others pretend to be poor but have great wealth.

One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

One person pretends to be rich but has nothing; another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth.

There is one who pretends to be rich but has nothing; Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

One man pretends to be rich but has nothing; another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet[ hath] nothing:[ there is] that maketh himself poor, yet[ hath] great riches.

There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer:‘ I thank you, God, that I am not like other people— cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector!I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’“ But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying,‘ O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

You say,‘ I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

“ Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”

Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.

Better to be an ordinary person with a servant than to be self important but have no food.

Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.Even now we go hungry and thirsty, and we don’t have enough clothes to keep warm. We are often beaten and have no home.

Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.

We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

“ Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.

Send your grain across the seas, and in time, profits will flow back to you.But divide your investments among many places, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.

They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.

Wealth from get rich quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.

Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?

You think you already have everything you need. You think you are already rich. You have begun to reign in God’s kingdom without us! I wish you really were reigning already, for then we would be reigning with you.

“ I know about your suffering and your poverty— but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan.