There shall none of his meat be left; Therefore shall no man look for his goods.
Jeremiah 17:11 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. More versionsAmplified Bible - Classic Edition Like the partridge that gathers a brood which she did not hatch and sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches by unjust means and not by right. He will leave them, or they will leave him, in the midst of his days, and at his end he will be a fool. American Standard Version (1901) As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool. Common English Bible Like a partridge gathering a brood that is not its own, so are those who acquire their wealth corruptly. By midlife it will be gone; afterward they will look like fools. Catholic Public Domain Version A partridge has hatched eggs that she did not lay; a man has gathered riches, but without judgment. In the midst of his days, he will leave it all behind, and he will be foolish concerning his very end." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As the partridge hath hatched eggs which she did not lay: so is he that hath gathered riches, and not by right. In the midst of his days he shall leave them: and in his latter end he shall be a fool. English Standard Version 2016 Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by justice; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool. |
There shall none of his meat be left; Therefore shall no man look for his goods.
This their way is their folly: Yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: But he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth gifts shall live.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, He shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.