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2 aThey say that I look at you like a God: They despise me as if I were a heretic, and tell me that bI should ask forgiveness from Jesus Christ, whose mercy extends to all men except those who have lots of money.
3 But it is easy to care nothing for money when you are the son of God: Then you do not cneed to work for a living, and no one ever sends you a bill.
4 In fact, people give you money every Sunday, heaping plates full of bills and coins and checks; they build houses for you everywhere, and dnice houses at that, with lots of brass and velvet and stained-glass windows that cost more than an average person makes in a year.
5 Who on earth is richer than Jesus Christ? And what ehypocrisy is it that makes Him tell poor people to be glad about their poverty?
6 fWe have heard a lot of talk about the sayings of the savior: Has he not said, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you?
7 gSo I ask you, what would happen if I asked the church to give me money every Sunday, and a great big house full of stained-glass windows: Would they give me what I ask, in the name of the Christ and his golden rule?
8 hNo, I will remain true to the power of money, which offers more forgiveness to people like me than any religion: Which God has not showered more blessings on the rich than the poor, iand which God has never worn the robes of hypocrisy when money is on the table?
a.Ned.5.2
b.Wil.49.21
c.Boul.11.10
d.Rat.16.11
Boul.16.15-16
e.Psong.19.1
f.Dav.15.20
g.Psong.34.1
h.Boul.22.11-12
i.Jeff.9.1-10
j.Psong.44.1
k.Kens.2.8
l.Psong.16.1
m.Psong.1.6
n.Psong.44.1-2
o.Psong.43.4
p.Psong.28.6
q.Psong.13.3
r.Psong.13.4
9 jO Money, you alone are honest about the things that count: kOf the things that can be counted which count for something, coins have the most value in a world of deceitful men.

CHAPTER 11
1 O Money, I tell you that I am hard pressed: Why do you not come to me, and give me some kind of cushion to rest upon?
2 Have I not proved my devotion? Do I fail to mention your name to everyone I meet?
3 Have I not spent most of my waking hours thinking about ways of being closer to you? lAnd when I sleep, do I not dream about your bright golden face?
4 And yet, you turn away from me, and do not answer my requests: The mlandlord beats on my door constantly, and I cannot pay him with my devotion to your name.
5 nHonestly, I could make do with a quick five hundred; for this small amount I would be more grateful than a tycoon who has made a killing in corn.
6 I would not even wince at the sight of rich men giving big otips in restaurants; pI would not eavesdrop at the stock exchange hoping for easy money, qnor would I bet on a long shot at the track.
7 rI will never cease to be loyal and faithful to you, O Money: It will never occur to me to ask where are you when I need you.