But you should not deceive yourselves by just listening [to God's word] instead of doing what the word teaches.

Instead, you should be saying, "If it is what the Lord wants, we will live and do this or that."

Your gold and silver have tarnished and their tarnish will be a testimony against you [i.e., you have hoarded your wealth instead of using it to benefit others], and they will devour your flesh as fire [i.e., your riches will ultimately consume you]. You have hoarded up your riches in these last days.