Treasures of impiety will profit nothing. Truly, justice shall liberate from death.
Proverbs 21:6 - Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever gathers treasures by a lying tongue is vain and heartless. And he will stumble into the snares of death. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Securing treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro; those who seek them seek death. American Standard Version (1901) The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death. Common English Bible Those who gain treasure with lies are like a drifting fog, leading to death. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death. English Standard Version 2016 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. |
Treasures of impiety will profit nothing. Truly, justice shall liberate from death.
Substance obtained in haste will be diminished. But what is collected by hand, little by little, shall be multiplied.
"It is bad, it is bad," says every buyer; and when he has withdrawn, then he will boast.
When an inheritance is obtained hastily in the beginning, in the end it will be without a blessing.
Whoever sows iniquity will reap evils, and by the rod of his own wrath he will be consumed.
Remove, far from me, vanity and lying words. Give me neither begging, nor wealth. Apportion to me only the necessities of my life,
A partridge has hatched eggs that she did not lay; a man has gathered riches, but without judgment. In the midst of his days, he will leave it all behind, and he will be foolish concerning his very end."
Cast all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, away from you, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. And then why should you die, O house of Israel?
These must be reproved, for they subvert entire houses, teaching things which should not be taught, for the favor of shameful gain.
And in avarice, they will negotiate about you with false words. Their judgment, in the near future, is not delayed, and their perdition does not sleep.