7. People like that should never imagine that they will receive anything from the Lord.
8. They are double-minded, unstable in all their ways.
9. Brothers and sisters who are poor should find satisfaction in their high status.
10. Those who are wealthy should find satisfaction in their low status, because they will die off like wildflowers.
11. The sun rises with its scorching heat and dries up the grass so that its flowers fall and its beauty is lost. Just like that, in the midst of their daily lives, the wealthy will waste away.
12. Those who stand firm during testing are blessed. They are tried and true. They will receive the life God has promised to those who love him as their reward.
13. No one who is tested should say, "God is tempting me!" This is because God is not tempted by any form of evil, nor does he tempt anyone.
14. Everyone is tempted by their own cravings; they are lured away and enticed by them.