worldly success, n.All

Worldly success (n.) turns ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠to ashes, said the sages — or, in modern idiom, to plaster-of-paris, papier-mâché and plastic glue, available in any flavor.