Deuteronomy 28:54 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The most sensitive and refined man among you will look grudgingly at his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 so that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The man who is most tender among you and extremely particular and well-bred, his eye shall be cruel and grudging of food toward his brother and toward the wife of his bosom and toward those of his children still remaining, American Standard Version (1901) The man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children whom he hath remaining; Common English Bible Even the most gentle and refined man among you will scowl at his brother or his own dear wife, or the last of his surviving children. Catholic Public Domain Version The man who is pampered and very self-indulgent among you will vie with his own brother, and with the wife who lies at his bosom, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The man that is nice among you, and very delicate, shall envy his own brother, and his wife, that lieth in his bosom, |
but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised her, and she grew up with him and with his children. From his meagre food she would eat, from his cup she would drink, and in his arms she would sleep. She was like a daughter to him.
Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread, , and don’t desire his delicacies,
A greedy one is in a hurry for wealth; he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.
‘Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the child of her womb? Even if these forget, yet I will not forget you.
Do not rely on a friend; don’t trust in a close companion. Seal your mouth from the woman who lies in your arms.
What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? See, those who wear soft clothes are in royal palaces.
Don’t I have the right to do what I want with what is mine? Are you jealous because I’m generous? ” ,
‘If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let’s go and worship other gods” #– #which neither you nor your ancestors have known,
Be careful that there isn’t this wicked thought in your heart, “The seventh year, the year of cancelling debts, is near,” and you are stingy towards your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty.
‘You will eat your offspring, the flesh of your sons and daughters the Lord your God has given you during the siege and hardship your enemy imposes on you.
refusing to share with any of them his children’s flesh that he will eat because he has nothing left during the siege and hardship your enemy imposes on you in all your towns.