: 3 – 1 0 . ▁In ▁this ▁short ▁per ico pe , ▁the ▁' sound ▁of ▁rich es ' ▁is ▁repeated ▁( a ▁literary ▁device ▁called ▁par onom asia , ▁" rep et ition ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁sound ") ▁four ▁times , ▁could ▁be ▁heard ▁by ▁those ▁listening ▁to ▁the ▁reading ▁of ▁the ▁ep ist le : ▁pl ous io is ▁... ▁pl out ou ▁... ▁pl ous i ō s ▁... ▁pl oute in ▁(" the ▁rich ▁... ▁rich es ▁... ▁rich ly ▁[ gener ously ] ▁... ▁to ▁be ▁rich "), ▁which ▁are , ▁respectively , ▁a ▁personal ▁n oun , ▁an ▁objective ▁n oun , ▁an ▁ad verb , ▁and ▁a ▁verb . ▁ ▁Ver se ▁ 1 7 ▁Command ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁rich ▁in ▁this ▁present ▁age ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁ha ug ht y , ▁nor ▁to ▁trust ▁in ▁uncertain ▁rich es ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁living ▁God , ▁who ▁gives ▁us ▁rich ly ▁all ▁things ▁to ▁enjoy . ▁" Command " ▁( G reek : ▁; ▁ ): ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁fifth ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁times ▁in ▁this ▁ep ist le ▁Paul ▁uses ▁the ▁forms ▁of ▁the ▁verb ▁par ang ell ō ▁(" I ▁charge ▁you "; ▁the ▁others ▁see ▁ 1 : 3 ; ▁ 4 : 1 1 ; ▁ 5 : 7 ; ▁ 6 : 1 3 ) ▁for ▁Tim othy ▁to ▁" charge , ▁command ▁or ▁instruct " ▁the ▁people , ▁in ▁this ▁verse : ▁to ▁' th ose ▁who ▁are ▁rich '.