"Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse." -- Proverbs 28:6

In our culture, for one to win, it is often required that another lose.  To succeed in business is to gain market share for the product or service that you are selling.  That means a competitor loses that market share.  Competition is healthy, for it makes us better when we race to improve our offerings.  But to compete in a way that brings harm to another is wrong.  To lie, cheat, and steal your way to the top robs the cheat of a life worth living.  To them, they have no sense of those things that make life beautiful.  Their view is warped by the desire for power and wealth.  In that case, Scripture tells us that it's better to be poor.

Readings:  Ezekiel 42:1-43:27; James 5:1-20; Psalm 119:1-16; Proverbs 28:6-7