Why? Because the evil person\par hurt poor people\par and treated them wrong.\par He didn’t care about them,\par and he took their things.\par He took houses someone else built.\par
Psalm 62:10 - Easy To Read Version Don’t trust the power to take things by force.\par Don’t think you will gain anything by stealing.\par And if you become rich,\par don’t trust your riches to help you.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart upon them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Trust not in and rely confidently not on extortion and oppression, and do not vainly hope in robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them. American Standard Version (1901) Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart thereon. Common English Bible Don’t trust in violence; don’t set false hopes in robbery. When wealth bears fruit, don’t set your heart on it. Catholic Public Domain Version Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain. They will enter into the lower parts of the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth: |
Why? Because the evil person\par hurt poor people\par and treated them wrong.\par He didn’t care about them,\par and he took their things.\par He took houses someone else built.\par
That is what God will do to evil people.\par That is what God plans to give them.”\par
Our life is like an image \{in a mirror\}. {\cf2\super [239]} \par We rush through life collecting things,\par but we don’t know who will get them\par \{after we die\}.\par
You know that the Lord listens\par to his good people.\par So the Lord hears me when I pray to him.\par
Some people think their strength and wealth will protect them.\par But those people are fools.\par
“Look what happened to the man\par who did not depend on God.\par That man thought his wealth and lies\par would protect him.”\par
The Lord says,\par “If a person trusts me, I will save him.\par I will protect my followers\par who worship my name.\par
Money goes very quickly, as if it grows wings and flies away like a bird.
You people say, “We have made an agreement with death. We have a contract with Sheol—\{the place of death\}. So we will not be punished. Punishment will pass us without hurting us. We will hide behind our tricks and lies.”
The Holy One (God) of Israel says, “You people have refused to accept this message from the Lord. You people want to depend on fighting and lies to help you.
Look, all the nations in the world are like\par one small drop in the bucket.\par If the Lord took all the faraway nations,\par and put them on his weighing scales,\par they would be like small pieces of dust.\par
Compared to God,\par all the nations of the world are nothing.\par Compared to God,\par all the nations are worth nothing at all.\par
You do bad things, but still you feel safe.\par You think to yourself,\par ‘No one sees the wrong things I do.’\par You think that your wisdom and knowledge\par will save you.\par You think to yourself,\par ‘I am the only one.\par No one is important like me.’\par
No person tells the truth about other people. People sue each other in court, and they depend on false arguments to win their cases. They tell lies about each other. They are full of trouble, and they give birth to evil.
\{Why will this happen?\} Because I am the Lord and I love fairness. I hate stealing and everything that is wrong. So I will give the people the payment they should have. I will make an Agreement with my people forever.
These are the things that will happen to you.\par This is your part in my plans.”\par
Sometimes a bird will hatch an egg\par that it did not lay.\par A person that cheats to get money\par is like that bird.\par When that man’s life is half finished,\par he will lose the money.\par At the end of his life, it will be clear\par that he was a foolish person.”\par
Then Jesus looked at his followers and said to them, “It will be very hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!”
The love of money causes all kinds of evil. Some people have left the \{true\} faith (teaching) because they want to get more and more money. But they have caused themselves to be very, very sad.
Give this command to the people who are rich with the things this world has. Tell them not to be proud. Tell those rich people to hope in God, not their money. Money cannot be trusted. But God takes care of us richly. He gives us everything to enjoy.