Soare the waysof everyonewho gainsby violence;It takesaway the lifeof its possessors.
IfI have eatenits fruitwithoutmoney,Or have caused its ownersto losetheir lives,
His mischiefwill returnupon his own head,And his violencewill descendupon his own pate.
Wisdomshoutsin the street,She liftsher voicein the square;
He who profitsillicitlytroubleshis own house,But he who hatesbribeswill live.
He who is a partnerwith a thiefhateshis own life;He hearsthe oathbut tellsnothing.
Thereis a grievousevil[which] I have seenunderthe sun:richesbeing hoardedby their ownerto his hurt.
"Woeto him who getsevilgainfor his houseTo puthis neston high,To be deliveredfrom the handof calamity!
not addicted to wineorpugnacious,but gentle,peaceable,free from the love of money.
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."
Joshuasaid,"Whyhave you troubledus? The LORDwill troubleyou thisday."And allIsraelstonedthem with stones;and they burnedthem with fireafter they had stonedthem with stones.
and in [their] greedthey will exploityou with false words;their judgmentfrom long agois not idle,and their destructionis not asleep.
