Jacob does not condemn wealth, per se, but only greed and selfishness. Wealth can be a blessed opportunity for exhibiting charity toward those with less substance. The wealthy who withhold their gifts from the poor will suffer remorse, as latter-day scriptures confirm: “Wo unto you rich men, that will not give your substance to the poor, for your riches will canker your souls; and this shall be your lamentation in the day of visitation, and of judgment, and of indignation: The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and my soul is not saved!” (D&C 56:16). At the same time, the poor who likewise suffer a deficiency of spiritual contrition will also pay a price: “Wo unto you poor men, whose hearts are not broken, whose spirits are not contrite, and whose bellies are not satisfied, and whose hands are not stayed from laying hold upon other men’s goods, whose eyes are full of greediness, and who will not labor with your own hands!” (D&C 56:17). The abundance of the earth is reserved for those with the right quality of heart: “But blessed are the poor who are pure in heart, whose hearts are broken, and whose spirits are contrite, for they shall see the kingdom of God coming in power and great glory unto their deliverance; for the fatness of the earth shall be theirs” (D&C 56:18). The governing question of conscience in such matters is this: What is the actual quality of our hearts?