‘ Cursed is anyone who accepts payment to kill an innocent person.’ And all the people will reply,‘ Amen.’

“‘受贿赂害死无辜之人的，必受咒诅！’百姓都要说：‘阿们！’

“‘受贿赂击杀人而流无辜之血的，必受诅咒！’众百姓要说：‘阿们！’

“‘受贿赂击杀人而流无辜之血的，必受诅咒！’众百姓要说：‘阿们！’

‘凡因收受贿赂而杀害无辜的必受咒诅！’全体民众要回答说，‘阿们！’

“‘接受贿赂杀人，流无辜人的血的，必受咒诅。’众民都要说：‘阿们。’

「『受賄賂害死無辜之人的，必受咒詛！』百姓都要說：『阿們！』

「『受賄賂擊殺人而流無辜之血的，必受詛咒！』眾百姓要說：『阿們！』

「『受賄賂擊殺人而流無辜之血的，必受詛咒！』眾百姓要說：『阿們！』

『凡因收受賄賂而殺害無辜的必受咒詛！』全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』

“‘接受賄賂殺人，流無辜人的血的，必受咒詛。’眾民都要說：‘阿們。’

『「受賄賂擊殺人、流無辜之血的、必受咒詛」；眾民都要說：「阿們。」

受賄以殺不辜者、必受詛、眾民當應曰、阿們、

又曰、受賄以害無辜者、當服咒詛、民必群應曰、固心所願。

受賄以害無辜者、必受咒詛、眾民當應曰、阿們、

“ Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.” Then all the people shall say,“ Amen!”

“ May anyone who accepts money to kill someone who isn’t guilty of doing anything wrong be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”

“‘ Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.’ And all the people shall say,‘ Amen.’

‘ The one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person is cursed.’ And all the people will say,‘ Amen!’

‘ Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to attack an innocent person.’ And all the people shall say,‘ Amen.’

‘ Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person.’“ And all the people shall say,‘ Amen!’

Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

‘ The one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person is cursed.’ And all the people will say,‘ Amen!’

Cursed[ be] he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

‘ Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say,‘ Amen!’

‘ Cursed is he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ All the people shall say,‘ Amen.’

“ Be sure never to charge anyone falsely with evil. Never sentence an innocent or blameless person to death, for I never declare a guilty person to be innocent.“ Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.

“ For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed.

You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.

Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever.

You are building Jerusalem on a foundation of murder and corruption.You rulers make decisions based on bribes; you priests teach God’s laws only for a price; you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid. Yet all of you claim to depend on the Lord.“ No harm can come to us,” you say,“ for the Lord is here among us.”

The godly people have all disappeared; not one honest person is left on the earth. They are all murderers, setting traps even for their own brothers.Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, and together they scheme to twist justice.

and asked,“ How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of silver.

When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and the elders.“ I have sinned,” he declared,“ for I have betrayed an innocent man.”“ What do we care?” they retorted.“ That’s your problem.”

There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign Lord.“ But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed.

They may say,“ Come and join us. Let’s hide and kill someone! Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave; let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.Think of the great things we’ll get! We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.Come, throw in your lot with us; we’ll all share the loot.”My child, don’t go along with them! Stay far away from their paths.They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder.If a bird sees a trap being set, it knows to stay away.But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed.Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life.Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square.She calls to the crowds along the main street, to those gathered in front of the city gate:“ How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?Come and listen to my counsel. I’ll share my heart with you and make you wise.“ I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered.So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you when disaster overtakes you—when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone, and anguish and distress overwhelm you.“ When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord.

( Judas had bought a field with the money he received for his treachery. Falling headfirst there, his body split open, spilling out all his intestines.