יֵ֣שׁ אֶחָד֩ וְאֵ֨ין שֵׁנִ֜י גַּ֣ם בֵּ֧ן וָאָ֣ח אֵֽין־ל֗וֹ וְאֵ֥ין קֵץ֙ לְכָל־עֲמָל֔וֹ גַּם־עיניו [עֵינ֖וֹ] לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁר וּלְמִ֣י ׀ אֲנִ֣י עָמֵ֗ל וּמְחַסֵּ֤ר אֶת־נַפְשִׁי֙ מִטּוֹבָ֔ה גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וְעִנְיַ֥ן רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃
Ada seorang yang sendirian, tanpa orang kedua; ia tidak mempunyai anak ataupun saudara, namun jerih payahnya tidak ada habisnya, dan matanya pun tidak pernah puas dengan kekayaan. “Untuk siapakah aku berjerih payah dan menahan diriku dari kesenangan?” Ini pun kesia-siaan dan urusan yang buruk.
Sha'arei Kedusha
Greed is the father of all impurity. It brings to hatred and envy, as well as theft, false oaths and even murder. This prohibition is the last of the Ten Commandments and is equal to them all, since459Ecclesiastes 4:8 “his eye is never sated with wealth,” like the eye of the snake, about whom it states,460Isaiah 65:25 “The food of the snake shall be dust.” Similarly, it is written,461Proverbs 28:22 “One who is overeager for wealth has an evil eye, he does not know that want may befall him.”