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Chapter 5

Against Presumption[a]

Do not rely on your wealth,
    or say, “I have the power.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:1–8 The vices of the rich are pride and independence (vv. 1–2), presumption (v. 3), false security (vv. 4–6), and impenitence (v. 7), which cannot escape the divine wrath (vv. 7–8). Cf. Prv 18:23; 19:1; 28:6.