when I sawamong the spoila beautifulmantlefrom Shinarand two hundredshekelsof silverand a barof goldfiftyshekelsin weight,then I covetedthem and tookthem; and behold,they are concealedin the earthinsidemy tentwith the silverunderneathit."
The beginningof his kingdomwas Babeland Erechand Accadand Calneh,in the landof Shinar.
When the womansawthat the treewas goodfor food,and that it was a delightto the eyes,and that the treewas desirableto make [one] wise,she tookfrom its fruitand ate;and she gavealsoto her husbandwith her, and he ate.
Jacob'ssonscameupon the slainand lootedthe city,becausethey had defiledtheir sister.
that the sonsof Godsawthat the daughtersof menwere beautiful;and they tookwivesfor themselves, whomeverthey chose.
Now when eveningcameDavidarosefrom his bedand walkedaroundon the roofof the king'shouse,and from the roofhe sawa womanbathing;and the womanwas verybeautifulin appearance.
When theseleperscameto the outskirtsof the camp,they enteredonetentand ateand drank,and carriedfrom theresilverand goldand clothes,and wentand hid[them]; and they returnedand enteredanothertentand carriedfrom there[also], and wentand hid[them].
"I have madea covenantwith my eyes;Howthen could I gazeat a virgin?
Turnawaymy eyesfrom lookingat vanity,And reviveme in Your ways.
"You shall not covetyour neighbor'shouse;you shall not covetyour neighbor'swifeor his maleservantor his femaleservantor his oxor his donkeyor anythingthat belongs to your neighbor."
Soare the waysof everyonewho gainsby violence;It takesaway the lifeof its possessors.
Do not lookon the winewhenit is red,Whenit sparklesin the cup,When it goesdownsmoothly;
A manwith an evileyehastensafter wealthAnd does not knowthat wantwill comeupon him.
Watchover your heartwith alldiligence,For from it [flow] the springsof life.
Becauseyou have said,"We have madea covenantwith death,And with Sheolwe have madea pact.The overwhelmingscourgewill not reachus whenit passesby, For we have madefalsehoodour refugeand we have concealedourselves with deception."
Woeto those who deeplyhidetheir plansfrom the LORD,And whose deedsare [done] in a darkplace,And they say,"Whoseesus?" or "Whoknowsus?"
"Woeto him who getsevilgainfor his houseTo puthis neston high,To be deliveredfrom the handof calamity!
ThenHe saidto them, "Beware,and be on your guardagainstevery formof greed;for not [even] whenonehas an abundancedoes his lifeconsistof his possessions."
"But there is nothingcoveredup that will not be revealed,and hiddenthat will not be known.
But immoralityoranyimpurityorgreedmust not evenbe namedamongyou, as is properamong saints;
For thisyou knowwith certainty,that noimmoralorimpure personorcovetous man,whois an idolater,hasan inheritancein the kingdomof Christand God.
"The gravenimagesof their godsyou are to burnwith fire;you shall not covetthe silveror the goldthat is on them, nortakeit for yourselves, oryou will be snaredby it, for it is an abominationto the LORDyour God.
Thereforeconsiderthe membersof your earthlybody as deadto immorality,impurity,passion,evildesire,and greed,whichamountsto idolatry.
[Make sure that] your characteris free from the love of money,being contentwith what you have;for He Himselfhas said,"I WILL NEVERDESERTYOU, NORWILL I EVERFORSAKEYOU,"
Thenwhen lusthas conceived,it gives birthto sin;and when sinis accomplished,it brings forthdeath.
So AchanansweredJoshuaand said,"Truly,I have sinnedagainst the LORD,the Godof Israel,and thisis whatI did:
So Joshuasentmessengers,and they ranto the tent;and behold,it was concealedin his tentwith the silverunderneathit.
forsakingthe rightway,they have gone astray,having followedthe wayof Balaam,the [son] of Beor,wholovedthe wagesof unrighteousness;
