DEUT1698 There are some people who, as a result of their preoccupation with worldly affairs, do not free themselves for the designated times needed for comprehending their end, as the pasuk states (Iyov 4:21), "Their excess journeys [from them], and they die bereft of wisdom." This means: "Their excess"--their money--"journeys" from them when they travel [from this world], for they derive no benefit from it. On the contrary, it has deprived them of much good, since it causes them to "die bereft of wisdom" – – – for they were not wise enough to comprehend their end, to mend their souls, and to prepare provisions for the way, as the pasuk states [this verse], "Were they wise, they would understand this; they would comprehend their end."