University of Virginia Library

1385.

[The miser doth his riches store]

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, &c. —xii. 21.

The miser doth his riches store
Not for his own or others' use,
Not for his God in Jesus' poor,
But for himself—to count—and lose:
Wealth for himself his confidence,
His god he makes, his sole delight
Till hurried in a moment hence
He sinks in everlasting night.