A devout life does bring wealth, but it’s the rich simplicity of being yourself before God. Since we entered the world penniless and will leave it penniless, if we have bread on the table and shoes on our feet, that’s enough.

For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either.

After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it.

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

We brought nothing into the world, so we can take nothing out.

for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry anything out

For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

For we have brought nothing into the world, so [it is clear that] we cannot take anything out of it, either.

Isn’t it true that our hands were empty when we came into the world, and when we leave this world our hands will be empty again?

for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.