he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”
Job 20:10 - New Revised Standard Version Their children will seek the favor of the poor, and their hands will give back their wealth. 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 shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”
They swallow down riches and vomit them up again; God casts them out of their bellies.
They will give back the fruit of their toil, and will not swallow it down; from the profit of their trading they will get no enjoyment.
If their children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and their offspring have not enough to eat.
The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.
Their children are far from safety, they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them.
May his children wander about and beg; may they be driven out of the ruins they inhabit.
and the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. And so they plundered the Egyptians.
When someone steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, the thief shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 3b (3b) The thief shall make restitution, but if unable to do so, shall be sold for the theft.
If a thief is found breaking in, and is beaten to death, no bloodguilt is incurred;
A ruler who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
Yet if they are caught, they will pay sevenfold; they will forfeit all the goods of their house.
Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.”