Desire for wealth leads to destruction of life. Love of money is the root cause of all evil.

“Those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.” – 1 Timothy 6:9

"ಕೋಣ್ ಎಕ್ಲೊ ಗ್ರೇಸ್ತ್ ಜಾಲೊ ಮ್ಹಣ್ ಭಿಯೆನಾಕಾ, ತಾಚ್ಯಾ ಘರ್‍ಚೆ೦ ವೈಭವ್ ಚಡ್ತಾ ಮ್ಹಣ್ ಚಿ೦ತಾ ಕರಿನಾಕಾ. ತೊ ಮರ್‍ತಾನಾ ಕಾ೦ಯ್ಚ್ ವ್ಹರ್‍ಚೊ ನಾ, ತಾಚೆ೦ ವೈಭವ್ ತಾಚೆ ಪಾಟ್ಲ್ಯಾನ್ ಪೊ೦ಡಾ೦ತ್ ದೆ೦ವ್ಚೆ೦ ನಾ." - ಕೀರ್ತನಾ೦. 49:16-17