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The covetous temper leads not only to dishonesty, but to the “evil eye” of envy; and the temper of grudging, anxious care, leads him to poverty.

Has an evil eye.— Envies others their prosperity, and keeps all he has for himself.
And considers not that poverty …

He that hastes to be rich
As every man that is eagerly desirous of riches is; he would be rich at once F26

He who hurries to be rich never seriously thinks how quickly God might take his wealth from him and leave him in poverty.
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes