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Job 34:19

New Century Version

He is not nicer to princes than other people, nor kinder to rich people than poor people, because he made them all with his own hands.

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Now let each of you fear the Lord. Watch what you do, because the Lord our God wants people to be fair. He wants all people to be treated the same, and he doesn’t want decisions influenced by money.”

Does it make you happy to trouble me? Don’t you care about me, the work of your hands? Are you happy with the plans of evil people?

He leads priests away naked and destroys the powerful.

He brings disgrace on important people and takes away the weapons of the strong.

God would surely scold you if you unfairly took one person’s side.

You should not unfairly choose his side against mine; you should not argue the case for God.

God made me in my mother’s womb, and he also made them; the same God formed both of us in our mothers’ wombs.

I will be fair to everyone and not flatter anyone.

God is the one who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’ or to important people, ‘You are evil.’

Neither your wealth nor all your great strength will keep you out of trouble.

A rich person must not give more than one-fifth of an ounce, and a poor person must not give less. You are paying this to the Lord to buy back your lives.

Whoever mistreats the poor insults their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

The rich and the poor are alike in that the Lord made them all.

In some places you will see poor people mistreated. Don’t be surprised when they are not treated fairly or given their rights. One officer is cheated by a higher officer who in turn is cheated by even higher officers.

The Lord presents his case against the elders and other leaders of his people: “You have burned the vineyard. Your houses are full of what you took from the poor.

“ ‘Be fair in your judging. You must not show special favor to poor people or great people, but be fair when you judge your neighbor.

Peter began to speak: “I really understand now that to God every person is the same.

For God judges all people in the same way.

He chose what the world thinks is unimportant and what the world looks down on and thinks is nothing in order to destroy what the world thinks is important.

Those leaders who seemed to be important did not change the Good News that I preach. (It doesn’t matter to me if they were “important” or not. To God everyone is the same.)

Masters, in the same way, be good to your slaves. Do not threaten them. Remember that the One who is your Master and their Master is in heaven, and he treats everyone alike.

The Lord your God is God of all gods and Lord of all lords. He is the great God, who is strong and wonderful. He does not take sides, and he will not be talked into doing evil.

But remember that anyone who does wrong will be punished for that wrong, and the Lord treats everyone the same.

So let us be thankful, because we have a kingdom that cannot be shaken. We should worship God in a way that pleases him with respect and fear,

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! God chose the poor in the world to be rich with faith and to receive the kingdom God promised to those who love him.

You pray to God and call him Father, and he judges each person’s work equally. So while you are here on earth, you should live with respect for God.




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