Not all earth’s gold and sil­ver
Can make a sin­ner whole;
What shall it pro­fit thee, O man,
If thou should’st lose thy soul?

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What shall it pro­fit a man,
What shall it pro­fit a man,
If He gain the whole world,
And lose his own soul?

The heap­ing up of rich­es
To ma­ny seems life’s goal;
But in the ea­ger rush for wealth,
Forgotten is the soul.

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This so­lemn quest­ion an­swer:
Is world­ly gain thy goal?
Can fleet­ing rich­es be com­pared
To an im­mor­tal soul?

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