Rush (Notevember 2023, #30)

1 Profits 20:23

Go forth and multiply thy coin
Each man must sell his sword and plough for shares
Gold shall beget gold
Even as the labour of thy neighbour
Grows the riches in thine own pocket
Let those who toil for thee
Work hard from dawn until darkness
That thou might be looked upon favorably
By thy Master, and by the Holders of Shares
Cast aside joy, love and compassion
For these are false companions
Whose deceptive allure thou must reject
Lest thine alms outgrow thine investments
Live by these words
Spoken truly by the wise men on the street by the wall:
Blessed is the man who, by his own struggle and by the struggle of others
Gathers finery upon his person
Then drives himself into an early grave
That he may leave the world wealthy
He shall have a splendid tomb erected in his honour
So that his memory may be gilded
And all may envy him even as his earthly body lies mouldering
Indeed, he is doubly blessed
For by climbing over the corpses of his fellow man
He has conquered Death