Come now,
those who are rich
weep!
with wailing
over your miseries
which are coming.
Your riches have rotted
and your clothes have become moth-eaten.
Your gold and silver have corroded
and their corrosion will be a witness against you. ~
and will eat your flesh like fire.
You have stored up (wealth) in the last days.
Look,
the pay of the workers
having reaped your fields
that has been held back by you
cries out
and
the cries of the reapers
have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
You have lived in luxury upon the land
and you have lived in self indulgence,
you have fattened your (hearts) on the day of slaughter.
You have condemned,
you have murdered the righteous one
who does not resist you.
Grant, Lord,
that we may hold to you without parting,
worship you without wearying,
serve you without failing;
faithfully seek you,
happily find you,
and forever possess you,
the only God,blessed now and for ever.
Amen
St Anselm