"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat."

Jane Wagner, "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe"[1]

You would expect that the richest man who ever lived would have something to say about money, and, in Solomon's case, you would be right. He has plenty to say. There is a wealth of wisdom about wealth in Proverbs. With money, there is not only much to earn, but there is much to learn.

In fact, the entire Bible has much to say about money. Howard Dayton, the founder of Crown Ministries has counted about five hundred verses in the Bible on prayer, but over 2,350 on how to handle money and possessions.[2]

There will be little problem in making this chapter relevant for fathers or families. A 1987 Gallup poll indicated that fifty-six perce…