Apes Caught By Their Own Greed
Illustration★★★★Covetous men must be the sport of Satan, for their grasping avarice neither lets them enjoy life nor escape from the second death. They are held by their own greed as surely as beasts with cords, or fish with nets, or men with chains. They may be likened to those foolish apes which in some countries are caught by narrow-necked vessels; into these corn is placed, the creatures thrust in their hands, and when they have filled them they cannot draw out their fists unless they let go the grain; sooner than do this they submit to be captured. How much covetous men are like these beasts, Spurgeon.
The point
Like apes trapped by their own greedy grip on grain, covetous people are held captive by the very desires they refuse to release.
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Cautionary · Vivid
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