I always paid the farmers for the food\par that I got from the land.\par And I never tried to take land away from\par the person who owned it.\par
Proverbs 1:19 - Easy To Read Version Greedy people are always destroyed by the things they take. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; Which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain; such [greed for plunder] takes away the lives of its possessors. [Prov. 15:27; I Tim. 6:10.] American Standard Version (1901) So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof. Common English Bible These are the ways of all who seek unjust gain; it costs them their lives. Catholic Public Domain Version Thus, the ways of all those who are greedy seize the souls of those who possess. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So the wage of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors. |
I always paid the farmers for the food\par that I got from the land.\par And I never tried to take land away from\par the person who owned it.\par
They will receive the punishment\par they should get.\par They were cruel to other people.\par But they will get what they deserve.\par
Listen! Wisdom {\cf2\super [2]} is trying to teach people. She (Wisdom) is shouting in the streets and in the market place.
If a person cheats to get things, then he will bring trouble to his family. But if a person is honest, then he will have no trouble.
Two thieves that work together are enemies. One thief will threaten the other one, so if he is forced to tell the truth in court, he will be too afraid to speak.
There is a very sad thing that I have seen happen in this life. A person saves his money for the future. {\cf2\super [26]}
Yes, it will be very bad for the person that becomes rich by doing wrong. That person does those things to live in a safe place. He thinks that he can stop other people from stealing from him. \{But bad things will happen to him.\}
He must not drink too much wine, and he must not be a person who likes to fight. He must be gentle and peaceful. He must not be a person who loves money.
{We captured the city of Jericho and all the things in it.} I saw a beautiful coat from Babylon, about 5 pounds [36] of silver; and about a pound [37] of gold. I wanted these things for myself. So I took them. You will find those things buried in the ground under my tent. The silver is under the coat.”
Then Joshua said, “You caused much trouble for us! But now the Lord will bring trouble to you!” Then all the people threw stones at Achan and his family until they died. Then the people burned them and everything he owned.
Those false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true. But the judgment against those false teachers has been ready for a long time. And they will not escape the One (God) who will destroy them.