Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. Wealth gotten by vanity - Wealth that is not the result of honest industry and hard labor is seldom permanent. All fortunes acquired by speculation, lucky hits, and ministering to the pride or luxury of others, etc., soon become dissipated. They are not gotten in the way of Providence, and have not God's blessing, and therefore are not permanent.
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Proverbs 13:11
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labourc shall increase.