You might say to yourself,“ My power and my strong hands have made me rich.”

恐怕你心里说：‘这货财是我力量、我能力得来的。’

你心里说：‘这财富是我的力量、我手的能力得来的。’

你心里说：‘这财富是我的力量、我手的能力得来的。’

你们切勿以为是凭自己的双手和能力致富的。

恐怕你心里说：‘这财富是我的力量，是我手的能力使我得着的。’

恐怕你心裏說：『這貨財是我力量、我能力得來的。』

你心裏說：『這財富是我的力量、我手的能力得來的。』

你心裏說：『這財富是我的力量、我手的能力得來的。』

你們切勿以為是憑自己的雙手和能力致富的。

恐怕你心裡說：‘這財富是我的力量，是我手的能力使我得著的。’

恐怕你富足了，你心裏就說：「這資財是我的力量我手的力氣給我得來的。」

恐爾自謂、得此貨財、乃我之能、與我之力、

恐爾意謂由己力己能、獲此貨財。

恐爾意謂我獲此財、盡由己力己能、

You may say to yourself,“ My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.”

Beware lest you say in your heart,‘ My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’

He did all this so you would never say to yourself,‘ I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’

You may say to yourself,‘ My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,’

Otherwise, you may say in your heart,‘ My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’

then you say in your heart,‘ My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’

and lest thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.

You may say to yourself,‘ My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,’

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of[ mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth.

Be careful not to say,“ My own ability and skill have gotten me this wealth.”

and lest you say in your heart,“ My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.”

The Lord your God will drive them out to make room for you. When he does, don’t say to yourself,“ The Lord has done it because I am godly. That’s why he brought me here to take over this land.” That isn’t true. The Lord is going to drive out those nations to make room for you because they are very evil.

Who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you brag as though you did not?

You might say to yourselves,“ These nations are stronger than we are. How can we drive them out?”

They offer sacrifices to their nets. They burn incense to them. Their nets allow them to live in great comfort. They enjoy the finest food.

‘ Aren’t all my commanders kings?’ he says.‘ I took over Kalno just as I took Carchemish. I took over Hamath just as I did Arpad. I took Samaria just as I did Damascus.My powerful hand grabbed hold of kingdoms whose people worship statues of gods. They had more gods than Jerusalem and Samaria did.I took over Samaria and its statues of gods. In the same way, I will take Jerusalem and its gods.’ ”The Lord will finish everything he has planned to do against Mount Zion and Jerusalem. Then he’ll say,“ Now I will punish the king of Assyria. I will punish him because his heart and his eyes are so proud.The king of Assyria says,“‘ By my power I have taken over all these nations. I am very wise. I have great understanding. I have wiped out the borders between nations. I’ve taken their treasures. Like a great hero I’ve brought their kings under my control.I’ve taken the wealth of the nations. It was as easy as reaching into a bird’s nest. I’ve gathered the riches of all these countries. It was as easy as gathering eggs that have been left in a nest. Not a single baby bird flapped its wings. Not one of them opened its mouth to chirp.’ ”

People of Ephraim, you brag,“ We are very rich. We’ve become wealthy. And no one can prove we sinned to gain all this wealth.”

He said,“ Isn’t this the great Babylon I have built as a place for my royal palace? I used my mighty power to build it. It shows how glorious my majesty is.”