True: You can't take it with you.
False: The more you have the happier you will be.
Psalm 49:18-19 (MSG)
Just when they think they've arrived and folks praise them because they've made good, they enter the family burial plot where they'll never see sunshine again.
True: Having enough to pay the bills is a good thing.
False: When judment day arrives we need to be able to proclaim that we were successful in business.
Psalm 49:16-17 (MSG)
So don't be impressed with those who get rich and pile up fame and fortune. They can't take it with them; fame and fortune all get left behind.
True: We aren't going to live forever.
False: It is vital that we line our bank accounts and not worry about lost opportunity with family. There will be plenty of time for that once we retire.
Psalm 49:20 (MSG)
We aren't immortal. We don't last long. Like our dogs, we age and weaken. And die.
Psalm 49:16-20
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