The reference to those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches establishes the target of the wisdom critique. The specific designation of those who place confidence in possessions suggests fundamental spiritual confusion; they have misdirected their trust. The boasting about riches indicates not merely possession but arrogant reliance on wealth as the source of security and significance. The designation of those who glory in their wealth suggests that they have made accumulation the center of their identity. The verse identifies the subject of the teaching—the critique of trust in wealth and the false hope it generates.

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