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Pro_28:22 He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Ver. 22. He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye.] He is sick of "the lust of the eye" {1Jn_2:16} - for all sinful lusts are ðáèçìáôá , sicknesses - coveting his neighbour’s goods, envying his prosperity, and begrudging him every bit he eats at his table. {Pro_23:6-7} {See Trapp on "Pro_23:6"} {See Trapp on "Pro_23:7"}
And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.] Etiamsi per mare pauperiem fugeat, per saxa, per ignes; Though he run as fast from beggary as he can flee, yet it will overtake him, and catch him by the back. {Job_27:16-17} Surely as the stars that went before the wise men went when they went and stayed when they stayed, so riches fly the faster from a man the more eagerly he follows them, but then stay when a man’s wind is stayed. "In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits," saith Zophar, concerning the wicked. {Job_20:22} He is poor in the midst of his riches; but God will strip him of all, and make a poor fool of him. {Jer_17:11}