DEUT395 Let not a rich man say, "My power and the might of my right hand has gotten me this wealth" (this verse). This type of talk is typical of the wicked, who flaunt their wealth which they will ultimately lose to others. Let the rich person understand that it is God who gives the power to get wealth [A paraphrase of Deuteronomy 18:8]. Therefore, let him take to heart what God has graciously given in wealth, and let him consider it as a deposit from the Creator, for this money has wings. One day a man is wealthy, possessing everything good and tomorrow he has nothing, as it is said, "Will you set your eyes upon it?" It is said, "For riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flies toward heaven" (Proverbs 23:5). Yehiel ben Yekutiel, Sefer Ma'alot ha-Middot. Improvement of the Moral Virtues Trans. Seymour Cohen, Jerusalem, Eshkol, 1968.