Rather than fall victim to the deceptive power of riches, strive to adopt the viewpoint of the Bible writer Agur, who stated: “Don’t let me be too poor or too rich. Give me just what I need. ”
وَعِوَضَ أَنْ تَقَعَ ضَحِيَّةَ قُوَّةِ ٱلْغِنَى ٱلْخَادِعَةِ ،‏ تَبَنَّ وُجْهَةَ نَظَرِ أَجُورَ ،‏ أَحَدِ كَتَبَةِ ٱلْكِتَابِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ ،‏ ٱلَّذِي قَالَ :‏ « لَا تُعْطِنِي فَقْرًا وَلَا غِنًى .‏