יא) הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ פֶּן תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת ה' אֱלֹקֶיךָ לְבִלְתִּי שְׁמֹר מִצְוֹתָיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו וְחֻקֹּתָיו אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם:
יב) פֶּן תֹּאכַל וְשָׂבָעְתָּ וּבָתִּים טֹבִים תִּבְנֶה וְיָשָׁבְתָּ:
יג) וּבְקָרְךָ וְצֹאנְךָ יִרְבְּיֻן וְכֶסֶף וְזָהָב יִרְבֶּה לָּךְ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לְךָ יִרְבֶּה:
יד) וְרָם לְבָבֶךָ וְשָׁכַחְתָּ אֶת ה' אֱלֹקֶיךָ הַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים:
11) Beware that you do not forget Adonai, your God, by not keeping His commandments, His ordinances, and His statutes, which I command you this day,
12) lest you eat and be sated, and build good houses and dwell therein,
13) and your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and gold increase, and all that you have increases,
14) and your heart grows haughty, and you forget Adonai, your God, Who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, [Translation by Judaica Press, edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
What does this source teach about the potential downsides of wealth?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)