GEN829 If one has as good eye, an humble temperament, and a lowly spirit, he is of the disciples of Abraham our Father. Pirkei Avot V:22  When a man has a “lowly spirit,” he will reject luxuries and excesses, preferring only life’s bare necessities; hence, what he has is generally ample for his needs.  Such a man was Abraham.  Having vanquished the four kings to save his captured nephew Lot, he set free a multitude of other captives from Sodom and their goods – war booty. As the victor, Abraham was entitled to it all as the spoils of war, and the King of Sodom offered it to him. “I have lifted my hand,” he replied, “ to the Lord God Most High, maker of heaven and earth, [in a vow] that nothing, from a thread to a shoelace, would I take of all that is yours …” [this verse]. He had no desire to “make a killing” or strike it rich, so that he could climb upward on the pyramid of status. The wide worlds of Solomon come to mind: “A beneficent spirit will feel enriched”; “The tzaddik (righteous one) eats [but] enough to satisfy his spirit.” Proverbs 11:25, 13:25.  SINAI3 201