Righteousness and wealth: Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. Treasures obtained through violence or fraud (hatzurot resha) ultimately fail to satisfy or endure. Righteousness (tzedakah), by contrast, 'delivers from death' (matzelet mi'mavet). This indicates that righteous living preserves one's life in the deepest sense. The contrast between material gain and spiritual preservation frames righteousness as the true treasure. No amount of stolen wealth compensates for the destruction of one's soul.

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