On the one side is the seeming advantage of wealth. The rich man who gets out of many troubles often escapes from a just retribution by his money. …

The ransom of a man’s life are his riches. — In times of trouble he may have to give them all to save his life. For the s…

The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches
As Benhadad's were to him, when he was in the hands of the king of Israe…

Great riches often tempt to violence against those who possess them; but the poor are free from such perils.