Now Joseph was governor over the land; it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
Proverbs 11:26 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The people curse those who hold back grain, but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The people curse him who holds back grain [when the public needs it], but a blessing [from God and man] is upon the head of him who sells it. American Standard Version (1901) He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. Common English Bible People curse those who hoard grain, but they bless those who sell it. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever hides away grain shall be cursed among the people. But a blessing is upon the head of those who sell it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell. |
Now Joseph was governor over the land; it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain that they bought, and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
The blessing of the wretched came upon me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Whoever says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.