1 Timothy 6:17-18 NLT
[17] Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. [18] Tell them to use their money to do good...
Some people have grown so arrogant they even mocked God's power and holiness. Because they had prospered in their sin, they did not believe God was capable of judging them.
True worship isn't showy.
It does not call attention to or glorify the worshiper; it honors only God. It is an affair of the heart, characterized by the conviction of the Holy Spirit (John 14:16), fervent prayer (James 5:16) and open-hearted reading of God's word.
Ecclesiastes 11:8 ESV
[8] So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.
If your only goal is to be happy, you will not find meaning and purpose in life.
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 NLT
[1] Send your grain across the seas, and in time, profits will flow back to you. [2] But divide your investments among many places, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.
"The world is uncertain, do not put all your eggs in one basket."
Ecclesiastes 10:19 NLT
[19] A party gives laughter, wine gives happiness, and money gives everything!
Money is a dead end if pursued as an end itself. On the other hand, lots of money would help anyone in search for pleasure to temporary escape life's harsh realities.
Ecclesiastes 7:16-18
Don't be overrighteous.
Don't be overwise.
Don't be overwicked.
Why die before your time?
For anyone who fears God will avoid all extremes.
[26]For to the one who pleases him, God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:24
[24] There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God,
[25]for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment?