Ḳároon[301] [or Korah] was of the people of Moses (_he was the son of his paternal uncle, and the son of his maternal aunt, and he believed in him_); but he behaved insolently towards them; for We had bestowed upon him such treasures that their keys were heavy burdens for a company of men endowed with strength, _in number, as some say, seventy; and some, forty; and some, ten; and some, another number. Remember when his people (the believers among the children of Israel)_ said unto him, Rejoice not _exultingly in the abundance of thy wealth_; for God loveth not those who _so_ rejoice; but seek to attain, by means of the _wealth_ which God hath given thee, the latter abode [of Paradise], _by expending thy wealth in the service of God_; and neglect not thy part in this world, _to work therein for the world to come_; but be beneficent _unto mankind, by bestowing alms_, as God hath been beneficent unto thee; and seek not to act corruptly in the earth; for God loveth not the corrupt doers. He replied, I have only been given it on account of the knowledge that I possess. _For he was the most learned of the children of Israel in the Law, after Moses and Aaron. God saith_, Did he not know that God had destroyed before him, of the generations, those that were mightier than he in strength and who had amassed more abundance _of wealth_? And the wicked shall not be asked respecting their sins, _because God knoweth them: therefore they shall be sent into the Fire without a reckoning_. And _Ḳároon_ went forth unto his people in his pomp, _with his many dependants mounted, adorned with garments of gold and silk, upon decked horses and mules_. Those who desired the present life said, O would that we had the like of that which hath been bestowed on Ḳároon _in this world_! Verily he is possessed of great good fortune!—But those unto whom knowledge _of what God hath promised in the world to come_ had been given, said _unto them_, Woe to you! The reward of God _in the world to come_ (_which is Paradise_) is better for him who believeth and worketh righteousness _than that which hath been bestowed on Ḳároon in the present world_; and none shall receive it but the patient _in the service of God_. And We caused the earth to cleave asunder and swallow up him and his mansion,[302] and he had no forces to defend him, in the place of God, nor was he of the [number of the] saved. And the next morning, those who had wished for his place the day before said, Aha! God enlargeth provision unto whom He pleaseth of His servants, and is sparing _of it unto whom He pleaseth!_ Had not God been gracious unto us, He had caused [the earth] to cleave asunder and swallow up us! Aha! the ungrateful _for His benefits_ do not prosper! (xxviii. 76-82.)