Question

quotation
so would also their house sometime return into the earth, their bodies also. each had his turn at this earth.
if i had the silver, they would have taken it. if i had bought with the silver to store it, they would have taken it all. i have the land still, and it is mine.
\hunger makes a thief of any man.\
theme
desperation can force people to abandon their principles.
nothing is permanent.
land is more dependable than man - made things.

Explanation:

The first quotation talks about the impermanence of houses and bodies returning to the earth. The second shows that if one had silver, it would be taken, but land remains, indicating land's dependability. The third shows how hunger (desperation) can make people act against principles.

Answer:

So would also their house sometime return into the earth, their bodies also. Each had his turn at this earth. - Nothing is permanent.
If I had the silver, they would have taken it. If I had bought with the silver to store it, they would have taken it all. I have the land still, and it is mine. - Land is more dependable than man - made things.
"Hunger makes a thief of any man." - Desperation can force people to abandon their principles.