What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. Romans 7:7
"All who seek to make honesty the ruling
principle in the daily 
business of life will need to be on their guard that they “covet no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.”
business of life will need to be on their guard that they “covet no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.”
While they are content with convenient food and clothing, it will be
found an easy matter to keep the heart and hands from the defilement of
covetousness and dishonesty...."
E.G.W.
