O, for a Fortune

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Based on verses in Psalms 100 and 146.

        What are riches but silver and gold
           yet silver and gold can go away

        What is wealth but good health
           that can vanish in a trice

        What greater treasure is there than a happy, loving family
           before Disputes, Divorce and Death exact their inevitable toll...  

        Woe to the man who puts his trust in this world
           A fortune has he who serves the Lord ~ eternally happy

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