He must pay four times the price of the lamb because he did this terrible thing and because he had no mercy.”
Job 20:10 - Easy To Read Version The evil person’s children will give back\par what he took from poor people.\par The evil person’s own hands\par must give back his wealth.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 His children shall seek to please the poor, And his hands shall restore their goods. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The poor will oppress his children, and his hands will give back his [ill-gotten] wealth. American Standard Version (1901) His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth. Common English Bible Their children will repay the poor; their hands will give back their wealth. Catholic Public Domain Version His sons will be worn away by poverty, and his own hands will deliver his grief to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version His children shall be oppressed with want: and his hands shall render him his sorrow. |
He must pay four times the price of the lamb because he did this terrible thing and because he had no mercy.”
The evil man has swallowed riches.\par But he will vomit them out.\par God will make the evil person\par vomit them out.\par
The evil person will be forced\par to give back his profits.\par He won’t be allowed to enjoy\par the things he worked for.\par
An evil person might have many children.\par But his children will be killed in war.\par The children of an evil person\par will not have enough to eat.\par
Yes, those bad people are like lions\par that can’t find animals to kill.\par They die and their children wander away.\par
There was no one to help his children.\par No one defended them in court.\par
The Lord caused the Egyptians to be kind to the people of Israel. So the Egyptians gave their riches to the people of Israel.
“How should you punish a man who steals a bull or a sheep? If the man kills the animal or sells it, then he can’t give it back. So he must pay five bulls for the one he stole. Or, he must pay four sheep for the one he stole. He must pay for stealing.
If a ruler makes trouble for poor people, he is like a hard rain that destroys the crops.
Zacchaeus said to the Lord (Jesus), “I want to do good. I will give half of my money to the poor. If I have cheated any person, I will pay that person back four times more!”