11. How have some become caught up in the pursuit of material things, and why is this unwise?

¹¹ “Keep on, then, seeking first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these other things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33) How sad when some fail to heed those words! Swallowing the myth of financial security, they feverishly pursue wealth, secular education, and worldly careers, “trusting in their means of maintenance.” (Psalm 49:6) Solomon warns: “Do not toil to gain riches. . . . Have you caused your eyes to glance at it, when it is nothing? For without fail it makes wings for itself like those of an eagle and flies away toward the heavens.”​—Proverbs 23:4, 5.

13. Why is it best to be content with “sustenance and covering”?

¹³ Those who trust in Jehovah to provide for them spare themselves much pain and anxiety. True, being content with mere “sustenance and covering” may mean a more modest standard of living. (1 Timothy 6:8) But “valuable things will be of no benefit on the day of fury.” (Proverbs 11:4) Furthermore, when we increase our service to Jehovah, we put ourselves in line for “the blessing of Jehovah” that “makes rich, and he adds no pain with it.”​—Proverbs 10:22.