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One other clarification is a more subtle matter of translation, and opinions do differ, but 'the root of all evil' is not quite right in the sense of 'responsible for 100% of evil' as we perceive with today's English.  It would be more accurate to say 'the root of all sorts of evil things' instead.  As in not the root of every possible evil just a wide variety.
The concept you are misquote is "The love of money is the root of evil".  Money, in and of itself, is morally neutral. What a person is willing to do to acquire money or with obtained money is not a morally neutral act >

Ah. I was not aware of the original quote. I'm sure you can agree, it's more common to just hear "money is the root of all evil" rather than " the love of money". I agree with you. Money should never be the master. It's a tool and nothing more. 
I also think evil people that have money are what warp the societal view of wealth and money.