For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
and pierced themselves through with many sorrows: The word "pierced" means to torture one’s soul with sorrows. "Sorrows" (odunais) means grief. Kent states, "Pangs of conscience, disillusionment, spiritual unrest, and many other unhappy accompaniments are the product of this course of life" (198). How different life is now and how different life will be in the hereafter for those who lay up treasures for themselves in contrast to those who will be rich toward God (Luke 12:21).